"In those same months (January-February 1992), chief reporter Giuliano Molossi, and in his absence his deputy Ario Gervasutti, received a phone call from Bobo Craxi, leader of the municipal council. He was furious about “insinuations” about Mario Chiesa's links with the Milanese PSI, reported by our reporters. He threatened: “After the elections on 5 April, there will be a purge, many heads will roll at Il Giornale [...]. Before I speak to your boss, I repeat that you must stop bothering us. You are the usual old-fashioned fascist, Northern League, Christian Democrat newspaper”. On the 29th, Fedele Confalonieri, Berlusconi's right-hand man, calls: he is angry because a photo of Bettino Craxi with Chiesa has been published in the news section. He asks me, in a manner uncharacteristic of his usual balanced style: “Is this sabotage against Berlusconi? But if we have to antagonise Craxi in order to keep Il Giornale, we'd better give up Il Giornale”."
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Mani pulite
Mani pulite (from Italian: clean hands) was a nationwide judicial investigation into political corruption in Italy held in the early 1990s, resulting in the demise of the First Italian Republic and the disappearance of many political parties. Some politicians and industry leaders committed suicide after their crimes were exposed.
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