Overview
- Trump told CBS’ 60 Minutes that the U.S. will “be involved” in Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial “to help him out a little bit,” calling the charges “very unfair.”
- He described Netanyahu as a “very talented guy” and a wartime leader, saying he had to “push” him to reach a Gaza peace deal.
- The remarks build on Trump’s earlier interventions, including a June call on Truth Social to cancel the trial and a recent Knesset appeal urging a presidential pardon.
- Netanyahu faces three cases alleging bribery, fraud and breach of trust, with accusations of accepting over $200,000 in gifts and granting regulatory benefits for favorable media coverage.
- The trial has dragged on for about four years, with reports of repeated delay tactics and claims he tried to use executive powers to slow the proceedings.