The president Javier Milei He referred this Thursday to the judicial situation facing the Chief of Staff, Manuel Adorniand assured that his future will be tied to what Justice determines. “If they consider him guilty, I’ll blow him up, I’ll kick him out“said the president. However, he stated: “I believe in his honesty.” He then said that the explanation for his increase in assets seems “absolutely plausible” to him.
The President’s statements were made during an interview with the media The Spain Observerwithin the framework of his visit to that country, during which he met with the head of the VOX party, Santiago Abascal.
Asked about the Adorni case, the Argentine president indicated: “Manuel is innocent. Therefore, I am super optimistic that there will not be any type of problem (…) I bank my ministers to the last consequences”.
In that sense, regarding the explanations provided by the official about the origin of his assets, Milei He maintained: “(If they are wrong) Justice will determine it, I don’t have any problem. I’m not even a guy who understands legal issues.” “I believe in his honesty”the President emphasized.
After that, the head of state added: “I believe that what they have done to him exceeds the limit of what is tolerable. And the reality, it seems to me that they have violated human limits. That is the feeling I have, but hey, I have endured this in the 2023 campaign.
“The only problem that Argentina has is that Adorni did not declare his assets before entering public service“, Milei ironically said. “I mean, there are 400,000 million dollars in Argentina’s mattresses. Or perhaps, why did we remove the tax innocence law? Or perhaps, hasn’t the State scammed you since the Central Bank was created?“, he considered.
The president’s statements come after on June 10, as reported THE NATIONduring an interview with José Del Rio on the program Chic Tablea, Adorni recognized that together with his wife, Bettina Angeletti, He maintained undeclared savings for years and revealed that they were funds obtained before entering public service.
As he explained on that occasion, he began to invest in cryptocurrencies in 2013 and, between 2014 and 2018, the couple would have obtained profits of around US$300,000. In turn, he noted that he stored at least US$500,000 on an external device. For this reason, he announced that rectified its 2023 and 2024 affidavits and incorporated assets that had not been previously recorded. He maintained that the omission was “a mistake” and assured that he will pay “all the taxes” that apply.
After that interview, Milei publicly supported his Chief of Staff by sharing a publication by the official militant on his social networks. Santiago Oria. The message maintained that Adorni “did not steal” and accused journalism of “deviously” lying. Furthermore, he stated that Justice would put “final point to the matter” and would demonstrate the innocence of the official.
However, in the statements provided to The Observerthe President raised for the first time the possibility of removing the chief of staff from his positionalthough he clarified that this decision will depend on what Justice resolves regarding the ongoing investigation.
This Thursday, as reported THE NATIONthe federal prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita ordered a series of evidentiary measures in the case of alleged illicit enrichment against the Chief of Staff, Manuel Adorni, and gave them new indications to the accountants of the Attorney General’s Office who are reviewing the official’s accounts.
Pollicita told the experts who collaborate with her prosecutor’s office What do you need to analyze to determine possible inconsistencies in Adorni’s declared assets?. He did not give them a delivery date for this new report, but sources working on the investigation told this medium the idea is to have all the information before the winter judicial fair, which starts on July 20.
