Italy’s Salvini acquitted in trial over blocking migrants at sea positivelysharing 2 days ago Leader of The League party, Matteo Salvini, meets journalists at the Quirinale presidential palace after talks with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, in Rome, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Italian President Sergio Mattarella held today the second day of consultations aimed at identifying whether any party or coalition can muster support to form a government after the March 4 election produced no majority in parliament. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Reading Time: < 1 minute Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has been acquitted in the trial over the treatment of migrants in the Mediterranean. Read More