Argentina gov't says bribe speculations 'insulting' after president promotes failed crypto


FILE PHOTO: People sit in a restaurant as Argentina's President Javier Milei is seen on television during an interview, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, February 17, 2025. REUTERS/Pedro Lazaro Fernandez/File Photo

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni said on Tuesday that it was "insulting" to speculate that bribes where involved in the case of libertarian President Javier Milei promoting a cryptocurrency that rapidly slumped.

"We understand there was no attitude that went against public ethics," Adorni said in a press conference, saying there were no plans to fire any officials over the scandal, as a federal judge investigates Milei's involvement in what the finance chamber said may have amounted to a "rug pull" scam.

(Reporting by Nicolas Misculin; Editing by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez)

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