Netanyahu mocks corruption trial as ‘Bugs Bunny’ farce

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the ongoing corruption case against him as a “Bugs Bunny trial” and defended his controversial pardon request in a video published on social media. The three-minute video, released late Thursday, came a week after Netanyahu formally requested a pardon from Israeli President Isaac Herzog, arguing that his prosecution was dividing the nation. US President Donald Trump also sent a letter last month to Herzog with the same request.

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