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Trump Claims to Have Spoken to Israeli President Herzog About Pardoning Netanyahu

HeadlineDec 30, 2025

Trump claimed he had recently spoken to Israeli President Isaac Herzog about a pardon for Netanyahu, who faces charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate cases. President Trump said Herzog promised that a pardon was “on its way,” though Herzog’s office later denied the claim.

Meanwhile, Netanyahu announced President Trump would become the first non-Israeli to receive the Israel Prize, the nation’s highest civilian award. The announcement came as President Trump was caught on a hot mic complaining to Netanyahu that he’d been denied a Nobel Peace Prize.

We’ll have more on this story later in the broadcast.

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