“Milei in the advanced state of mind of a fascist dictator in a state of final decline,” he tweeted. Carlos Maslaton in his X account. The liberal analyst referred to the president’s statements regarding the TN hidden camera scandal, which the reporter Nacho Salerno performed for the television series hosted by Luciana Geuna, at Casa Rosada. Hours before, Publicly, the president spoke harshly against the journalist. “Pray that Justice does not send you to prison,” Milei warned.
The conflict broke out after the broadcast of a report on the program “And tomorrow what?” recorded inside the government house allegedly without authorization. The material showed corridors and internal dynamics of the government building and, according to Casa Rosada, included searches of sensitive areas, which motivated a high-impact institutional, judicial and political reaction. The criminal complaint was filed by the Military House – the body in charge of presidential custody – against both journalists and also reached those responsible for the channel.
The claim maintains that the recording constituted a “threat to the security of the Nation” and that it could have violated articles 222 and 223 of the Penal Code, linked to the revelation of political or military secrets. According to the brief, the journalists would have used covert devices – such as smart glasses – to record images without authorization, exposing the building’s routines, accesses and security systems. The judicial presentation asks to investigate possible crimes also linked to the National Intelligence Law.
Although the sources agree on the filing of the complaint in the federal courts, the available reports do not publicly specify the intervening court until the time of the first publications. The case led to an immediate political escalation. President Javier Milei supported the complaint and launched harsh disqualifications against the journalists.
In his X account he stated: “Impunity is over: Casa Militar denounced Geuna and Salerno… They made a hidden camera without prior authorization.” In the same message and other posts, the president used extremely harsh expressions: “Disgusting garbage… these two criminals,” and also described them as “filthy garbage who carry journalists’ credentials.”
In parallel to the complaint, the Government moved forward with an unprecedented measure: the closure of accredited journalists’ access to the Casa Rosada and the closure of the press room, arguing reasons of “national security” after the episode. The decision included the deactivation of the regular entry system and generated strong criticism from journalistic organizations, which considered it a serious restriction on freedom of expression.
Faced with the accusations, Luciana Geuna responded publicly in a television editorial, where she explicitly rejected the hypothesis of illegal espionage and defended the journalistic procedure. There he maintained: “Of course it was not a clandestine recording” and explained that the objective of the report was narrative and did not imply the dissemination of sensitive information. He also stressed that the images were taken in authorized sectors: “It was a report… innocent. Without complaints, much less prohibited images or taken in prohibited places.”
In one of the central points of the controversy, the journalist assured that there was prior notice to the authorities, that is, that the work was not carried out covertly in institutional terms. Along these lines, he insisted that the material came from common circulation areas, comparable to routes open to the public.
Regarding the political consequences of the case, Geuna was especially critical of the official reaction and the closure of access to the press. In the final section of his editorial he stated: “Today the press room at the Casa Rosada is closed. And it is very serious,” and added that “there is no argument that can support that it is a decision linked to that report,” attributing the measure to a broader political decision.
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