Palin faces reprimand after failing to cooperate in Troopergate inquiry (UK Guardian)

[kpete]

Palin faces reprimand after failing to cooperate in Troopergate inquiry

US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin faces possible censure today with the conclusion of an investigation into allegations that she committed a serious abuse of power by sacking the head of the Alaskan police force when he refused to become involved in a family feud.

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Palin's husband, Todd, attempted to shoulder much of the blame for the pressure Monegan faced after refusing to fire Wooten; in a statement to the investigation on Wednesday he said: "I make no apologies for wanting to protect my family and wanting to publicise the injustice of a violent trooper keeping his badge."

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Stephen Branchflower, a former prosecutor who is conducting the investigation on behalf of the Alaskan state legislature, is known to have examined emails from Mrs Palin to Monegan, including one complaining that "this trooper is still out on the street, in fact he's been promoted".

Some Palin aides are also expected to face censure. They appear to have been unaware that Monegan's Department of Public Safety (DPS) routinely recorded incoming telephone calls, with the result that Branchflower was able to obtain recordings of a number of conversations.

more at:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/10/uselections2008-sarahpalin

[Demeter]

1. This Just Gets Better and Better--Why Doesn't the MSM PRint This Stuff?

Why do we have to turn to England for such vital local political dirt?