December 2, 2008 7:48:15 PM CST
(Newser) – Sarah Palin railed against the "joke" investigation of her former brother-in-law, a state trooper embroiled in a nasty custody battle with her sister, in emails sent to the ex-public safety commissioner she fired in July. “This trooper is still out on the street, in fact he's been promoted," she wrote in an email Walter Monegan showed the Washington Post.
Palin is under investigation over Monegan's claims that she sacked him for refusing to fire her ex-brother-in-law. Palin's camp denies she leveraged pressure. "Governor Palin has done nothing wrong and is an open book in this process” —she merely voiced concern for her family, said the VP nominee’s spokeswoman. “Mr. Monegan even stated himself that no one ever told him to fire anyone, period.”
Source Washington Post
Nov 7, 08 9:50 AM CST The Alaska Sarah Palin comes home to isn’t the same as the one she left, reports the LA Times. The governor's approval ratings have plunged—from 80% to a “mere mortal 65%”—but not as steeply as the price of oil, which makes up most of the state's revenues. Palin, now seen as a strident partisan rather than a pragmatist, may also have a harder time striking the necessary compromises, with opponents emboldened by the GOP collapse. More »
Nov 3, 08 7:06 PM CST An Election Day eve report by an independent counsel found Sarah Palin innocent of charges in the so-called "Troopergate" scandal, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Anchorage attorney Timothy Petumenos, hired by Alaska's Personnel Board, said Palin did not violate a state ethics law in firing her public safety commissioner and pressuring officials to can her brother-in-law, a state trooper. More »
Oct 24, 08 1:45 PM CDT Sarah Palin has touted herself as a reformer, telling voters she "took on the old politics as usual in Juneau." But an LA Times investigation shows the Alaska governor gave more than 100 state jobs to campaign contributors and their relatives, many of whom lacked qualifications for the positions. One controversial appointee received a note from a Palin aide that read, "Well now your foot's back in the door." More »
Oct 14, 08 5:19 AM CDT Todd Palin and other aides were warned by state police officials that their push to have a state trooper fired could come back to haunt them, CNN reports. Deputy commissioner of public safety John Glass told a persistent Palin that the trooper had already been disciplined and "discomfort and embarrassment for the governor" could ensue if he refused to cease and desist. More »
Oct 12, 08 5:45 AM CDT Sarah Palin is back in the headlines with official findings that she abused her power as governor of Alaska—but her husband is the main character in the 300-page tome issued by the state legislature last week, reports AP. Alaska's “First Dude” spent half his time in Palin’s office and had “significant influence” over state affairs, including the firing of a public official that led to the ethics investigation. More »
It was a joke, the whole year long 'investigation' of him. This is the trooper out there telling people the new administration is going to destroy the trooper organization, and he'd 'never work for that b****', Palin'.) - Sarah Palin, in email to Walter Monegan
Sarah Palin • Alaska • investigation • Troopergate • firing • e-mails
