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Newly surfaced phone records and messages are adding to evidence that could deepen legal scrutiny of Argentine President Javier Milei’s role in the failed Libra cryptocurrency project, The New York Times reported Monday. Court documents from an ongoing federal investigation show Milei exchanged multiple phone calls with entrepreneur Mauricio Novelli, considered a key figure behind the multimillion-dollar Libra rugpull on the night of the token’s February 2025 launch. The calls occurred both before and after Milei promoted the token on social media, raising questions about his claim that he had no direct involvement, the NYT said. According to Argentine news outlet Pagina/12, call records show contact beginning minutes before Milei’s post and continuing for hours afterward as the token surged and then collapsed, with some of the longest exchanges taking place later in the evening as prices were already falling Milei’s ties to the crypto scandal were first reported by CoinDesk over a year ago when it obtained text messages from a source close to the matter in which a key player behind the Libra token, Hayden Davis, CEO of Kelsier Ventures. Davus claimed he had influence over the Argentine president’s inner circle months before the memecoin’s launch and crash. In March, Página/12 reported that as many as eight communications took place between Milei and Novelli during the key launch window. While the contents of the calls remain unknown, investigators view the timing and frequency as suggestive of closer coordination than publicly acknowledged. Milei has not been charged but is listed as a person of interest in the probe. Additional material recovered from Novelli’s phone further complicates the picture. Prosecutors found messages suggesting recurring payments to Milei while he was still a lawmaker, described as a monthly “salary.” Draft documents also point to potential financial arrangements tied to Milei publicly…

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