{"id":2526277,"date":"2025-12-29T15:52:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T20:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/herzog-pushes-back-after-trump-says-netanyahu-pardon-on-its-way\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:54:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T20:54:22","slug":"herzog-pushes-back-after-trump-says-netanyahu-pardon-on-its-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/herzog-pushes-back-after-trump-says-netanyahu-pardon-on-its-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Herzog pushes back after Trump says Netanyahu pardon &#8216;on its way&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fherzog-pushes-back-after-trump-says-netanyahu-pardon-on-its-way%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2526277&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli President Isaac Herzog denied having spoken with former U.S. President Donald Trump about granting a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after Trump told reporters the clemency was &#8220;on its way.&#8221; Herzog&#8217;s office said there has been no conversation between the two presidents as Netanyahu&#8217;s pardon request was submitted,though a Trump aide was briefed on the procedural stage of the request. Netanyahu, who visited Mar-a-Lago to discuss a Gaza peace plan, has been on trial since 2020 on bribery, fraud, and breach-of-trust charges stemming from alleged dealings that also involve several Israeli businessmen. He <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >previously sought parliamentary immunity<\/a> and formally asked Herzog for a pardon in November, arguing the court proceedings were dividing the country and hindering wartime leadership. Trump publicly supported pardoning Netanyahu, calling him a &#8220;wartime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a>&#8221; and saying Herzog told him clemency was forthcoming-comments Herzog&#8217;s office effectively pushed back on by emphasizing that any decision will follow established procedures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israeli president pushes back after Trump says Netanyahu pardon &lsquo;on its way&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2386237\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\">Israeli<\/a> President Isaac Herzog denied having a conversation with President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4363458\/trump-administration-rural-health-transformation-grants\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> about pardoning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, offering swift pushback after the president said a grant of clemency is &ldquo;on its way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There has been no conversation between President Herzog and President Trump since the pardon request was submitted,&rdquo; Herzog&rsquo;s office said in a statement, according to public reports, adding that Herzog spoke with a Trump administration official about the process of granting a pardon at Netanyahu&rsquo;s request.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4363458\/trump-administration-rural-health-transformation-grants\/\">Trump administration awards rural health &#8216;transformation&#8217; grants to all 50 states<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4363485\/watch-live-trump-meets-israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-mar-a-lago\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump meets with Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4363046\/trump-affordability-inflation-2026-midterms\/\">Trump&#8217;s affordability conundrum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>According to Herzog&rsquo;s office, the Trump aide &ldquo;was given an explanation of the stage the request is currently at, and that a decision on the matter will be made in accordance with the procedures. This was explained to Trump&rsquo;s representative, exactly as President Herzog conveyed to the public in Israel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump told reporters in Florida on Monday that Netanyahu, who is visiting Mar-a-Lago to discuss the Gaza peace plan, will soon receive a pardon in relation to corruption charges he is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-health-officials-refuse-to-reveal-data-behind-lockdown-reversal\/\" title=\"Calif. health officials refuse to reveal data behind lockdown reversal\">facing back<\/a> in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu has been on trial since 2020 after being indicted in 2019 on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust throughout his fourth and fifth terms in office. The charges also implicate a number of prominent Israeli businessmen.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sri-lanka-prime-minister-resigns-amid-protests-over-economic-crisis\/\" title=\"Sri Lanka ... resigns amid protests over economic crisis\">prime minister submitted<\/a> a request for immunity to the Israeli Parliament before the trial began. In November, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3901973\/netanyahu-pardon-request-corruption-trial\/\">Netanyahu<\/a> submitted a request for pardon to Herzog&rsquo;s office, arguing that the court appearances were dividing the country in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks and hindering his ability to effectively implement a wind-down of the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4361812\/trump-sends-special-merry-christmas-message-radical-left-scum\/\">Trump<\/a> previously voiced support for pardoning Netanyahu and discussed the matter during their Monday meeting at Mar-a-Lago.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, with the prime minister by his side, called Netanyahu a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-signals-easing-tensions-with-canada-after-latest-tariff-blowup\/\" title=\"... signals easing tensions with Canada after latest tariff blowup\">strong man&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and said he recently spoke to Herzog about the matter.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4363458\/trump-administration-rural-health-transformation-grants\/\"><strong>TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AWARDS RURAL HEALTH &lsquo;TRANSFORMATION&rsquo; GRANTS TO ALL 50 STATES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think he will. How do you not? He&rsquo;s a wartime prime minister who&rsquo;s a hero,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;How do you not give a pardon, you know? I think it&rsquo;s a very hard thing not to do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Herzog] tells me it&rsquo;s on its way,&rdquo; he concluded. &ldquo;You can&rsquo;t do better than that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Herzog denies Trump &#8216;pardon on its way&#8217; comment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2526278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25363679563725_d30da0.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[68352,6524,51796,3634,59603],"class_list":["post-2526277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-herzog","tag-netanyahu","tag-pardon-2","tag-trump","tag-us-israel-relations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25363679563725_d30da0.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2526277"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2526281,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526277\/revisions\/2526281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2526278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2526277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2526277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2526277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}