Overview
- The Supreme Court continues the unprecedented trial of Fiscal General Álvaro García Ortiz, who is accused of revealing a confidential email in which Alberto González Amador’s lawyer acknowledged two tax offences.
- ABC reports that Moncloa aide Pilar Sánchez Acera received the document via WhatsApp and later wiped the device, while she told the court she could not recall its provenance and ex-PSOE leader Juan Lobato had earlier notarized the messages to document his non-use.
- The Partido Popular sustains its claim of an operation directed from the Prime Minister’s office, with number two Miguel Tellado asserting García Ortiz acted on government instructions, as Feijóo and Ayuso keep a low public profile on the case.
- A raucous Madrid Assembly session saw Ayuso label the PSOE “the worst Spain has had,” the left press her over González Amador’s case, Más Madrid urge passport restrictions for him, and coverage note that Ayuso’s chief of staff lacked proof for a key allegation he had voiced.
- Parallel developments widen the fallout, with a UCO report placing Minister Ángel Víctor Torres under scrutiny over pandemic mask purchases and Judge Leopoldo Puente ordering José Luis Ábalos, Koldo García and Víctor de Aldama to stand trial on corruption-related charges.