Overview

• Eduardo “Lule” Menem issued a categorical denial on X, calling the leaks a political operation and insisting he never intervened in ANDIS contracts.
• President Javier Milei avoided any direct reference to the audios during a public event, framing the uproar as an opposition tactic ahead of coming elections.
• Former Supreme Court judge Juan Carlos Maqueda said Spagnuolo’s removal gives the recordings some plausibility, while urging patience for judicial results.
• Maqueda noted that Spagnuolo could seek cooperating-witness status in the case overseen by Judge Sebastián Casanello, a possibility that remains unconfirmed.
• The recordings, attributed to ex-ANDIS chief Diego Spagnuolo, allege a kickback scheme implicating Karina Milei and Lule Menem, and their authenticity is disputed.