Trump asks Israel to pardon Netanyahu on corruption charges

President Trump waded into Israeli domestic politics during his Gaza peace tour in the Middle East. In a surprising turn during his speech to Israel’s parliament, the president called for Netanyahu to be pardoned on corruption charges. Netanyahu became the only sitting prime minister in Israeli history to be indicted when he was charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate cases. But the president declared that the prime minister is “one of the greatest wartime” leaders.