Trump Sends Letter to Israeli President Herzog Requesting Full Pardon for Netanyahu

President Trump sent an official letter to Israeli President Isaac Herzog on November 12, 2025, calling on him to fully pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his ongoing corruption trial. The letter, released publicly by the Israeli president's office, stated Trump believed Netanyahu's prosecution was political and unjustified, and characterized Netanyahu as a wartime prime minister whose attention should not be diverted by legal proceedings. Israeli legal experts and opposition figures criticized the letter as unprecedented foreign interference in an independent judiciary.