Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused prosecutors of presenting a false picture and misleading him during his resumed cross-examination in his corruption trial Monday, according to N12. Netanyahu told the court: "They present me with a false picture, mislead me, and cause me to give two answers to the court. I don't understand it! They set a trap for me and I fall into it."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a new round of criticism at the prosecution as his re-cross-examination resumed Monday morning in the Tel Aviv District Court, accusing investigators of manipulating the proceedings. According to N12, Netanyahu told the court that prosecutors are presenting a distorted picture of events, leading him to contradict himself. The statement was made during the defense's continued questioning of the prime minister in his corruption trial, a session the judges have urged the defense to expedite. The outburst came hours after the court reconvened for the second session of Netanyahu's resumed cross-examination, which began last week. As The Zioneer reported earlier (09:47 Monday), the court has pressed defense attorney Amit Hadad to move the process forward. Netanyahu's accusation echoes earlier attacks on the prosecution, including claims of a political witch hunt and what he termed "political persecution like a police state," which he leveled at the close of his initial cross-examination on June 16. The exact content of the alleged misleading claims by prosecutors was not detailed in the report.
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