By 7 February, just one week after publication of the documents, one million people had signed a petition launched by the organization Change.org
In his appearance before Congress, on 1 August, Rajoy admitted that he had made "a mistake" in trusting Bárcenas[REF] and criticised the opposition for trying to "criminalize" him by believing the word of an "offender", stating that he wasn't resigning nor calling new elections [REF].