Overview
- Channel 12 disclosed a confidential legal opinion drafted in 2019 that examined whether Benjamin Netanyahu could receive a presidential pardon before indictment.
- The document was commissioned by businessman Moti Sander and authored by senior attorney Eyal Rozovsky, according to the reporting.
- The President’s Office said the memo was a private initiative, asserted that Isaac Herzog never saw it, and warned of defamation against claims of a deal.
- Accounts reported by Channel 12 described exploratory talk of Netanyahu retiring in exchange for a pardon, a narrative the President’s Office flatly denies.
- Netanyahu’s recently submitted pre-conviction pardon request is undergoing a standard review by the Justice Ministry, with no decision expected soon.