Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Nethanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump are brothers in crime. They both have faced criminal and civil charges in their own countries: Netanyahu for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust; and Trump for sexual abuse, falsifying business records to make a hush money payment, election interference and the mishandling of classified government documents.

The corruption cases against Netanyahu are ongoing in the Jerusalem District Court.  At the same time, the Israeli President has submitted a pardon request to Israel’s President and has entered into plea deal negotiations with Israel’s Attorney General. Meanwhile, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant to Netanyahu for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza war.

Trump likewise has so far managed to escape incarceration for the criminal charges he has faced, including the hush-money and election interference cases. More specifically, here is a rundown on the various cases against the President.

He has one criminal conviction still on the books: the New York hush-money case that resulted in a 2024 conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to make that payment. He received an “unconditional discharge” due to his then incoming presidency. The conviction remains on his record without any penalties.

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