Spanish Government struggles to balance "lynching" campaign claims with defense of judicial independence

Summary

The Spanish Government (Moncloa) is maintaining its claim that there is a right-wing "lynching" campaign against Pedro Sánchez to discredit various judicial investigations affecting the Executive and PSOE. They attempt to balance this argument with explicit defense of judicial independence, arguing it's "perfectly compatible" to respect the judiciary while criticizing specific rulings or temporal coincidences. The government insists that multiple investigations targeting the president's environment coinciding with the Kitchen trial is not a "coincidence," while claiming their statements are protected under freedom of expression.