April 26 (UPI) -- Israeli President Isaac Herzog decided to hold off on a pardon for the country's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on charges of corruption, opting instead to attempt to negotiate a plea deal.
Netanyahu has been on trial for six years on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust across three separate cases but denies he has violated any laws, calling the charges a "witch hunt."
Herzog has been under pressure from Netanyahu, his allies and U.S. President Donald Trump to issue the prime minister a pardon, though he has held off as opinions in Israel are relatively split on the trials, The New York Times and The Times of Israel reported.
"President Isaac Herzog sees reaching an agreement between the parties in Prime Minister Netanyahu's cases as a proper and correct solution," Herzog's office said in a statement.
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