Lawyer Fabrizio Gallo, defense counsel for Mauro and Miriam Caroccia in the money laundering and fictitious ownership proceedings linked to the investigation into the Bisteccheria d'Italia restaurant in Rome, has announced that he sent a memorandum to the Rome Prosecutor's Office containing the chats between his client Mauro Caroccia and former Undersecretary of Justice Andrea Delmastro. Caroccia was convicted as a frontman for the Senese clan.

According to Gallo, the conversations are relevant to establishing who the actual owner of the restaurant is and to demonstrating his clients' non-involvement in the alleged crimes. The lawyer further argued that parliamentary immunity cannot prevail over the right to defense, citing a 2007 Constitutional Court ruling that, in his view, establishes the latter's priority. Gallo criticized Parliament's refusal to acquire the chats, arguing that it prejudices the defense of a non-parliamentary citizen, given that Delmastro is not under investigation.

The Committee for authorizations to proceed at Montecitorio had in fact issued a negative opinion on the request by the Anti-Mafia District Directorate of the Rome Prosecutor's Office to access the conversations. The final floor vote is expected on July 30. The center-right majority voted unanimously against acquisition in committee.

Andrea Delmastro stated that he has no problem with the delivery of the chats, asserting that they will demonstrate his complete non-involvement and that of the restaurant business in any criminal logic. He clarified that he had never assumed any connections between the restaurant and criminal circles, and described the conversations as friendly in nature, typical of dialogue with a Roman restaurateur. Regarding the committee vote outcome, Delmastro argued that it preserved the parliamentary prerogatives provided for by the Constitution.

PD leader Elly Schlein appealed to the majority, urging them to grant access to the chats with the phrase "if you have nothing to hide." FdI group leader Francesco Donzelli replied by urging them not to give lessons in morality. Representatives of the PD and the Five Star Movement expressed criticism of the majority's position.

In the Regional Council of Lombardy, a PD motion first signed by Paolo Romano, which asked to transmit to the Chamber the documentation with which the Region became a civil party in the Hydra trial and to invite the Chamber to grant the authorization requested by the Prosecutor's Office, was not brought to discussion due to the center-right's vote against. The Hydra investigation resulted in 145 arrests and 225 million euros seized. Romano accused the majority of obstructing a mafia investigation; the center-right did not accept the request for debate.