The Meloni-Giambruno case: the background between phone calls, meetings and alleged attempts to stop the rioters

The rumors began to circulate even before Giorgia Meloni wrote the post with which she closed the story with Andrea Giambruno. The first outbursts, on Tuesday 17 October, brought inferences and comments. Above all the question: Does Striscia la Notizia have a free hand in what it broadcasts or did Mediaset’s top management know what would be shown?

The doubt remained and was fueled by the last words of Giorgia Meloni’s post dedicated to all those who thought of weakening it. Many have turned their thoughts to the Berlusconi family and recalled a speech from a year ago in which the prime minister recalled her non-blackmailability.

There are many backstories. The least likely lead, although followed by some, is that of a secret pact between the leader of the Brothers of Italy and the authors of the broadcast to corner Giambruno. This seems like an unlikely movie script. The other hypotheses lead to a green light from the Berlusconi family to Antonio Ricci for airing videos to weaken the prime minister, even though Mediaset is aware that she usually has complete autonomy and for many this is a shield behind which the top management of the company protects itself.

This thesis was denied by Antonio Tajani and there was, according to the Corriere della Sera, also a phone call from Piersilvio Berlusconi to the prime minister.

He would have said he was “very sorry” for the broadcast of Giambruno’s videos and audio. He would have said he couldn’t have done anything to prevent it and that, if he had known, he would have warned her. She would also have said that she will try to stop other outliers, which apparently exist and are no better than the previous ones. To which is added the phrase by Antonio Ricci: «Meloni one day you will discover that I have done you a favor».

For now, the now former partner of the Fdi leader has suspended himself from management and his position is being evaluated based on the company code of ethics. Always the Corriere della Sera However, he reports that the company has no intention of firing the journalist.

From Republic more background information arrives starting from confirms that the relationship between Giorgia Meloni and Andrea Giambruno had been on its last legs for some time. The Prime Minister had long been warned of her partner’s behavior and his trials. According to the newspaper, she had known since September, from a meeting in Rome with Piersilvio Berlusconi, that outliers existed and that the Berlusconi family would not have been happy with some government measures such as the one on extra bank profits. She did not know their contents, but she would have known of their existence.

There was no shortage of intervention by Fabrizio Corona from his Dillinger News website. «What if Giorgia Meloni’s heart was already occupied? A name comes from Sicily. Meloni has been in a relationship with Manlio Messina for some time.” This is a member of the Fratelli d’Italia who immediately denied it: «I learn from your website about an alleged affair of mine with Giorgia Meloni. I called Corona himself directly, having known him for many years, and he confirmed to me that the news is false but that it only serves him to increase the share of his new site”. Certainly the matter has become so big (newspapers all over the world talk about it) which is unlikely to be closed here.