US president accused of interfering in judicial system after saying charges against Israeli PM are ‘witch hunt’
Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked Donald Trump after the US president’s public call for the cancellation of the Israeli prime minister’s long-running corruption trial.
Trump on Wednesday posted a lengthy diatribe against the trial, which could lead to a prison sentence for his ally, describing a “ridiculous witch hunt” that was an “unheard of … horror show” and showering praise on Netanyahu for his leadership of Israel during the short war with Iran that was ended by a ceasefire earlier this week.
