"Yes, of course the president does have that power, but the question is: should he as the head of a democratic state exercise it?" JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 1, 2025 14:09 Updated: DECEMBER 1, 2025 14:24 "President Isaac Herzog on Monday issued his first public statement since receiving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's formal pardon request. “It is clear to me that the issue of the pardon is shaking many people in the country; it will be handled in the best possible way. I will consider only the good of the state,” Herzog stated. On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted a formal request for a presidential pardon to President Isaac Herzog, a move the President’s Office described as an extraordinary step with significant implications." It may take a while. "Trump's part in the matter makes the question all the more important." NYT Nov. 29, 2025 "President Trump has set free a private equity executive who had served less than two weeks of a seven-year sentence for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of victims. David Gentile, 59, a onetime resident of Nassau County, N.Y., had reported to prison on Nov. 14, and was released on Wednesday, according to Bureau of Prisons records and a White House official who was not authorized to discuss the matter. Mr. Gentile and a co-defendant, Jeffry Schneider, were convicted in August 2024 of  securities and wire fraud charges, and sentenced in May. Unlike a pardon, the commutation granted to Mr. Gentile will not necessarily erase penalties that could be associated with his conviction."

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
PARDON?	01/12/25 12:18:00	Alexander MacLeod
Re:PARDON? - not a tsunami, just a trickle	01/12/25 12:36:00	David Ainsworth
Re:PARDON?	01/12/25 12:58:00	Alexander MacLeod
Re:Re:PARDON?	01/12/25 13:22:00	David Ainsworth
Re:Re:PARDON?	01/12/25 17:59:00	David Ainsworth

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