Sources close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday evening that the judges' remarks during the day's trial session effectively amount to an acquittal. According to the sources speaking to the Ynoniuz news outlet, Netanyahu's testimony "crushed the prosecution" and exposed the case as baseless.
Sources familiar with the thinking of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's inner circle assessed Monday evening that the judicial panel's comments during the day's session effectively signal an acquittal in the corruption trial. Speaking to the Ynoniuz news outlet, the sources offered three points: the judges' statements today 'imply acquittal'; the prime minister 'simply crushed the prosecution in his testimony'; and he 'proved how it's all vanity and malice.'
The remarks come as the trial reaches a decisive phase after months of testimony. The Zioneer has previously reported on the court's sharp exchanges with the prosecution and on the defense team's arguments that the legal system has treated the prime minister unfairly. The sources did not specify which judge made the remarks or whether they were made on or off the record, and the quote attribution remains within the privileged circle of unnamed confidants.
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