Milei's cabinet chief admits hiding $506,000: time to censure him, or a survivable stumble?
Argentine Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni admitted on TV that he had kept some $506,000 'off the books' — about $300,000 of it from undeclared 2013–2018 crypto operations — after long insisting his asset declarations were 'impeccable.' The opposition is moving for a censure vote to remove him, and even allies are split: La Libertad Avanza's Patricia Bullrich spoke of an 'ethical omission,' while presidential secretary Karina Milei publicly backed him. Adorni filed paperwork with the Anti-Corruption Office and remains in his post.
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Opposition lawmakers are pushing a censure motion to oust Adorni, arguing that concealing half a million dollars — including undeclared crypto earnings — while publicly swearing his declarations were 'impeccable' is a disqualifying breach of public ethics. Even within the governing coalition, Patricia Bullrich called it an 'ethical omission' and warned a censure vote 'could prosper in Congress,' saying the courts may have to weigh in.
Adorni's defenders, led by presidential general secretary Karina Milei, are standing by the cabinet chief, framing the matter as a past, now-rectified disclosure issue rather than grounds to bring down a sitting minister — Adorni filed the documentation with the Anti-Corruption Office and remains at the head of the cabinet. Karina Milei circulated a 'photo of cohesion' from the coalition's meeting to project unity despite the strain.
