Overview
- Five journalists told the Supreme Court they accessed or knew the contents of the February 2 email before Álvaro García Ortiz obtained it that night, complicating the allegation that he was the source of the leak.
- Cadena SER’s Miguel Ángel Campos testified his source was not the attorney general and that he saw the email hours earlier, later publishing at 23:25 after securing authorization.
- Former El País deputy editor José Manuel Romero said he never had the literal email, though he learned a day earlier from prosecutorial sources that Ayuso’s partner sought a plea acknowledging two tax offenses.
- Government spokesperson Pilar Alegría reiterated that the proceedings have produced no proof against García Ortiz and affirmed respect for judicial decisions as the trial is scheduled to conclude this week.
- In a separate investigation, audio submitted to court captures Leire Díez describing herself as Santos Cerdán’s “right hand” and saying she would brief senior officials, with another participant attributing to the president the phrase “this gets cleaned up, whoever falls,” claims now under judicial review; journalist Pere Rusiñol denied any role in an alleged bribery attempt.