JERUSALEM — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday sent a letter to Israel's president asking him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a long-running corruption trial that has bitterly divided the country.

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President Donald Trump has urged Israel to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a corruption case

Trump called the case a "political, unjustified prosecution" in a letter to Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday

Herzog acknowledged the letter but said a formal request is needed for a pardon

Trump also mentioned the pardon during a speech last month at Israel's Knesset, receiving a standing ovation

It was the latest attempt by Trump to intervene in the case on behalf of Netanyahu, raising questions about undue American influence over in

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