One thing that surprised me was how hard he pushed me to pardon Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst who had been convicted in 1986 of spying for Israel.

有一件事情让我吃惊，那就是他竭力请求我原谅乔纳森·波拉德，前美国海军情报分析员，1986年因替以色列搜集情报而被判有罪。

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He's expected -- we expect him to bring up this request on this Jonathan Pollard matter, the convicted spy, to ask for clemency.

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He also said he had no immediate plans to release convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, whom Israel has been pressuring to set free after 28 years in prison for spying for them.

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Jonathan Pollard deserves to rot in prison.

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