While what is being discussed is a plea, not a presidential pardon like the one that completely cleared Richard Nixon of any crimes, there are still parallels.
Ghislaine Maxwell was ultimately convicted late last year for recruiting and grooming underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein.
Gila Naftalin is the sister of Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, the rabbi of the Western Wall, with whom President Isaac Herzog has had long and close relations.
Herzog's pardons announcement is intended to raise awareness among IDF soldiers and national service volunteers with criminal convictions from their pre-service days.
Stone was indicted by Robert Mueller, the former special counsel tasked with investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump granted him a presidential pardon in December.
Among the Jews who did make the cut were several whose crimes affected Jewish communities or who had the support of the Aleph Institute, an organization that works with Jews who are incarcerated.
The full list of Jews pardoned by Trump.
In a since-deleted tweet in November, rapper Kodak Black promised to spend $1 million on charity if the president released him, the hip-hop magazine XXL reported.
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