Kol Haolom tweeted that, "President Trump...pardoned Eli Weinstein of Lakewood, serving a 9-year sentence for white collar crimes."

"Rav Chaim Kanievski and the Boyaner rebbe sent letters pleading for his release."

In a previous tweet, the news network said Trump had also pardoned Shalom Weiss of Monsey, who was sentenced in 2000 to an unprecedented 835 years for financial crimes.