Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested a preemptive presidential pardon in connection with a slate of corruption charges that have been pending against him since 2019.

The formal documents, which Netanyahu submitted to Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday, include a 111-page request from Netanyahu’s lawyer Amit Hadad and a letter signed by Netanyahu . In an additional video statement , Netanyahu also referred to a Knesset session in November when US President Donald Trump had already publicly urged president Herzog to grant a pardon, followed by a letter on his behalf. This is almost unprecedented, as pardons are usually only given after a conviction.

In the documents, Netanyahu, not admitting to any of the charges, said it is his “personal interest

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