Netanyahu's corruption trial and Trump's push for his pardon
Gone quiet · last story Nov 30, 2025
What this arc covers
Benjamin Netanyahu's trial on fraud and corruption charges: his testimony beginning in December 2024, the probe into his wife on suspicion of witness harassment, and Donald Trump's calls for Israel's president to pardon him, after which Netanyahu sought a pardon in November 2025 while insisting he had done nothing wrong.
Earliest story we hold Dec 9, 2024 · 6 stories · 53 independent sources (counted once each) · 356 days
Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2024 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 45 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| Oct 13, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 29 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 38 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
19% left · 64% center · 17% right of 53 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 6 stories.
Every storyoldest first
December 2024
Dec 9– 11Netanyahu takes stand in fraud, corruption trial52 articles · 33 independent sources4 left, 14 center, 5 right- Dec 26– 27Israel’s attorney general orders probe into Netanyahu’s wife on suspicion of witness harassment17 articles · 16 independent sources1 left, 4 center, 1 right
October 2025
Oct 13Trump urges Israeli president to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu in off-script moment: ‘Greatest wartime’ leader8 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 5 rightNovember 2025
Nov 12– 13Trump calls for Netanyahu’s pardon in letter to Israel president31 articles · 29 independent sources3 left, 11 center, 6 right- Nov 30Israeli PM Netanyahu requests pardon in ongoing corruption trial7 articles · 7 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Nov 30– Dec 3At Donald Trump’s prompting, Benjamin Netanyahu seeks a pardon – but insists he has done nothing wrong60 articles · 31 independent sources5 left, 13 center, 5 right