Trump to Israeli PM -- Tweet: "Witch Hunt," "Fake News," "No Collusion," then Fire AG

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Israeli Prosecutors Close to Charging Netanyahu with Corruption

Prime Minister reaches out to Trump for strategic advice

Israeli media has reported that one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest confidants has turned state witness and will incriminate him in corruption allegations, the latest in a dizzying series of developments that threaten to topple the beleaguered Israeli leader.

Police would not confirm whether longtime aide Shlomo Filber would testify against Netanyahu, but all the major Israeli media outlets said a deal to do so had been reached.

Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit, a Netanyahu appointee, will make the final decision on whether to file charges.

‘Around the Block’ has learned exclusively that Netanyahu, who has denied all the charges, had an emergency phone call with U.S. president Donald Trump to discuss how to defend against the allegations. Following that call, Netanyahu lashed out in a tweet: FAKE NEWS!! Media-orchestrated WITCH HUNT that has swept up police and prosecution. “Crooked” Shlomo Filber will be stopped. We will LOCK HIM UP. No COLLUSION. 

  

In addition to the Twitter advice, sources inside the Prime Minister’s office have reported, on the condition of anonymity, that Trump encouraged Netanyahu to demand that attorney general Mandelblit pledge an oath of allegiance to the PM and replace him with Deputy AG Shmuel ben Mosheh Kantorowitsch if the AG doesn’t pledge allegiance. This has led to concern among members of Netanyahu’s Likud party that they are only days away from an Israeli-style  במוצאי שבת (Saturday Night) massacre.