Telegramgate, also known as chatgate, rickyleaks or verano del 19 (engl Summer of '19), [4][5] was a political scandal involving ricardo rosselló, then governor of puerto rico, which began on july 8, 2019, with the leak of hundreds of pages of a group chat on the messaging application telegram between rosselló and members of his cabinet. How a series of leaked text messages sparked a political crisis puerto ricans take to the streets as leaked chats among top officials show dysfunction amid hurricane maría In the early morning hours of july 13, the cpi published a report about leaked chat messages between governor of puerto rico, ricardo rosselló, and his inner circle Eleven days later, rosselló announced he would resign. What initially set these protests off was the publication of nearly 900 pages of leaked text messages between rosselló and some of his closest associates, including a ton of crass homophobic and.
Ricardo rosselló announced his resignation amid a scandal over sexist, homophobic and otherwise offensive text messages he and his inner circle exchanged The leaked texts set off mass demonstrations and widespread calls for his departure.
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