Netanyahu requests presidential pardon in corruption trial
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Benjamin Netanyahu seeks an unprecedented presidential pardon during his ongoing corruption trial, triggering legal backlash, dividing Israeli politics, testing court authority and raising questions over accountability,
Micah Fettman, a former attorney for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, told Channel 12 that the pardon request the premier submitted to President Isaac Herzog on Sunday could only be considered if Netanyahu were to admit guilt. “A pardon is given to an offender – that’s what the law stipulates,” said Micah Fettman in an interview.