Former President Traian Basescu said on Tuesday evening on a television interview that he hoped Elena Udrea would not be condemned, because she "is the biggest political investment" of his.
"I hope she is not condemned because she is the biggest political investment I’ve made," said Basescu, according to Mediafax.
The former president also said Udrea "was one of the politicians with whom he met" and was one of the people with whom Basescu would also talk "politics".
Basescu was asked if Udrea was his alternative source of information. "Definitely, she was one of the people with whom I would also talk politics and what simple people wanted ... she simply gave it to me (information-editor’s note), she would tell me everything she heard. In general, she did not assume it as truths necessarily, but would tell me Look, I’ve learned that? " and Basescu also mentioned that would rarely happens that he would not meet with his advisers and discuss "what's in this world."
Basescu argued that it would be very difficult for the President to be informed by the intelligence services only. "I would pity the president who would be informed only by the intelligence services", Basescu said, saying they were "very narrow"
Băsescu also added that Elena Udrea "has got a formidable loyalty in the relationship" with him.