Overview
- The 13 November gathering at Terrazza Borromini in Rome seated 16 guests for an association dinner hosted by Luca Di Bartolomei.
- La Verità reported that presidential adviser Francesco Saverio Garofani urged giving a “shake” to Giorgia Meloni’s government, prompting a clarifying meeting between the premier and the head of state, and senior government figures now describe the matter as closed.
- Attendees, including the host, call the evening casual conversation and deny any conspiracy, though one guest says he heard parts of the remarks later reported.
- The restaurant owner says staff did not record the table and suggests any audio or account would have come from someone present, a point that remains unverified.
- Corriere notes the byline on the original article was a pseudonym and cites anonymous emails in the sourcing, while several people named in earlier coverage were not at the dinner.