Gurtel scandal: Spain's Watergate

Published: Jan. 12, 2024, 8 a.m.

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For two years, Jos\\xe9 Luis Pe\\xf1as risked his life making secret recordings that revealed one of Spain's biggest corruption scandals.

It forced the ruling party from power and brought down Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in 2018.

Jos\\xe9 Luis Pe\\xf1as speaks to Ben Henderson.

(Photo: Mariano Rajoy (right) moments after resigning. Credit: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/Pool via Getty Images)

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