Palin Aides to Testify
Seven aides to Gov. Sarah Palin will honor
subpoenas to be interviewed as part of the Alaska State Legislature’s
“Troopergate” investigation, according to the Anchorage Daily News.
Late last month, Alaska attorney general Tavis
Colberg sued to stop the aides from having to speak with the legislature’s
special counsel, Stephen Branchflower. Last week a judge ruled against
Colberg.
Palin’s husband Todd still has not submitted to
an interview with Branchflower, for which he was also subpoenaed. The “First
Dude’s” lawyer told the Daily News he was in contact with the investigator,
but that an upcoming action by the state Supreme Court could impact Todd’s
decision.
The attorney, Thomas Van Flein, said Todd will
cooperate with a parallel Troopergate investigation conducted by the state
Personnel Board, the paper reported.
Palin and the McCain-Palin campaign have argued
since September that the Legislature’s investigation was unconstitutional and
politically slanted, and that the Personnel Board was the only legitimate forum
to investigate claims she misused her power to pursue a personal vendetta
against a state trooper who had been involved in a messy divorce from Palin’s
sister.
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She’s the one that started this investigation in the first place.. now it’s “unconstitutional”.
Palin is lying to the public BEFORE SHE’S EVEN IN OFFICE. She is a joke.
Posted by: adam | October 6, 2008, 12:01 pm 12:01 pm
is this not the exact reason palin is on the attack this week? she wants to talk about speculative guilt by association against Obama, rather than the fact that she will soon be a convicted criminal.
Posted by: Raymond Micheals | October 6, 2008, 12:08 pm 12:08 pm
Maybe Sarah should be talking about her own corruption instead of trying to make something up about Obama.
BTW: for the Republicans who will try and claim Ayers is a real association, maybe they should look at McCain and his Mafia ties. That’s a REAL association and it seems to have escaped most media scrutiny.
Posted by: blue patriot | October 6, 2008, 12:11 pm 12:11 pm
This will help Palin get acquainted with our legal system.
Posted by: Steve | October 6, 2008, 12:15 pm 12:15 pm
If they don’t honor the subpoenas toss them in Jail. It would not work with anyone else…. :-(
Posted by: Bob | October 6, 2008, 12:17 pm 12:17 pm
The McCain-Palin campaign is making a shameful argument that has no merit in honesty. It’s obvious that they’re trying to supress the truth from coming out. If Sarah Palin has nothing to hide then it makes sense to cooperate fully with the investigation – that’s the American way.
Posted by: Phil | October 6, 2008, 12:18 pm 12:18 pm
If anythign this “scandal” emphasizes how irrelevant Sara Palin should be. Prior to potentially becoming President of the United States of America, her biggest concern was firing a highway patrol officer? The joke is on the media for continuing to treat her as a legitimate candidate for national office.
Posted by: Palo Alto | October 6, 2008, 12:21 pm 12:21 pm
Just like the Bush Admin…..
Posted by: FMonty | October 6, 2008, 12:21 pm 12:21 pm
If they have nothing to hide, then there should be no problem with him testifying. I feel that they are hiding something, but because she is running for VP, they have to do everything they can to cover it up. She abused her power and now it coming back to bite her in the butt.
Posted by: GG | October 6, 2008, 12:29 pm 12:29 pm
Did ABC forget to add that the guy who was fired was an APPOINTED Cabinet member who could be fired at will for any reason whatsoever? Just as the President can fire his cabinet members whenever and for whatever reasons he decides to do so, the Governor has the very same authority. This is a political whitch hunt and ABC displays it’s bias once again by not explaining ALL of the facts.
Posted by: Mike | October 6, 2008, 12:51 pm 12:51 pm
here we are again ,the same arrogance that is running our country now if this is what to expect please wake up America
Posted by: joe demarco | October 6, 2008, 1:03 pm 1:03 pm
I have followed this investigation since she was selected by McCain as his choice for Vice President. I have divorce trial transcripts, governmental/agency documents, e-mails, etc. So far have about 9 damaging documents against Sarah Palin. I was shocked at the cover-up attempts by John McCain and Sarah Palin since she was selected. It has gone from her co-operating to block, stall, stop, avoid, refuse the investigation. This is a shock since legislative investigation was voted upon by 100% of all legislators – Republicans and Democrats. And investigation was started in July before Sarah was chosen to be a Vice Presidentila candidate.
These witnesses chose not to honor subpoenas earlier and then sued to stop subpoenas and judge said they had to comply. The attorney general sued to stop. This tactic is now used to make it appear they are co-operating when they truly are not – and attempt to delay decision further. NOTE THIS ATTORNEY GENERAL IS APPOINTED BY SARAH PALIN. SO HIS PRESENT PROFESSIONAL LIVELIHOOD DEPENDS UPON HELPING SARAH PALIN – PLAIN AND SIMPLE ASSUMPTION. TALK ABOUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR GETTING AT THE TRUTH.
Attempts to stop legislative investigation lost last week. Then Palin attorney filed an emergency appeal last Friday. Hearing is set for this Wednesday. Legislative Investigation is to be done by this Friday.
Truth needs to come out! I am not sure why press is not investigating Palin more for her non-co-operation.
All Americans have an absolute right to know before November 4th. Investigation started prior to her being chosen and has a right to continue!! If John McCain top attorney from Bush present hierarchy stops investigation at appeal level All Americans must assume she is guilty. Ethics Board where she and McCain want it is private only and not for public knowledge, and does have presence of bias siding with Sarah Palin since Ethics Board too is appointed position by Sarah Palin. Legislative Investigation is for public knowledge under Public Records Act.
I say it would be great if investigation is done and published results are available Tuesday prior to appeal. I am Republican, but alarmed at the seen cover-up attempts by Sarah Palin and John McCain
Posted by: Sharonklim | October 6, 2008, 1:04 pm 1:04 pm
the usual above the law republican
Posted by: joe demarco | October 6, 2008, 1:11 pm 1:11 pm
here we are again ,the same arrogance that is running our country now if this is what to expect please wake up America
Posted by: joe demarco | October 6, 2008, 1:13 pm 1:13 pm
Sarah palin knows that she is guilty as sin and wants her own corruptiive and illegal behaviors covered up. She is right there in the thick of corruption with this administration and her fellow republican’s. They continue to lie and paint their opponents as corrupt. The middleclass young and older voters are not stupid and can see clearly through these false allegations. Obama is going to be the next President of the US and Joe Biden is going to be the next VP.
The republicans have no where to run and no where to hide from their appalling, corrupted behavior.
Posted by: lkm | October 6, 2008, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm
Palin has the nerve to talk about Omama – when she infact is one step away from being a felon. Troopergate, tax evasion, witchcraft. This is the best John McCain could do????
Posted by: whynot | October 6, 2008, 2:18 pm 2:18 pm
Totally disappointed at Palin…
I am switching vote.
Posted by: Terry | October 6, 2008, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm
So much for transparency in government.
Posted by: adelle | October 6, 2008, 6:25 pm 6:25 pm
Can one of you McClones please explain to me how you excuse Sarah Palin’s (and her husband’s) association with the Alaska Independence Party? You know, the Alaska Independence Party which hates the Unites States and wants Alaska to secede from the United States. Who is the real terrorist here? Sarah Palin, that’s who.
Posted by: Republican Christians for Obama! | October 6, 2008, 7:08 pm 7:08 pm
I also switched my vote to Obama. In my opinion, Todd Palin should be in jail. How can Sarah Palin say she is just like everyone else, yet I’d be incarcerated if I ignored a subpoena? To say this is politically motivated when it began long before she was a VP candidate is ludicrous.
Posted by: Nancyin Florida | October 6, 2008, 7:22 pm 7:22 pm
Why does he NOT have to testify in person like every other American would have to? Why can he answer the questions in writing??? Todd is not the one who is going to answer the questions .. it will be McCain’s team of lawyers answering the questions.
Posted by: Dave | October 6, 2008, 10:39 pm 10:39 pm
Few seem to be aware of the fact that the police commissioner fired by Sarah Palin was actually denied a request to serve in Vietnam, all because his father had died in the Korean War during an incident that had earned him the congressional Medal of Honor.
Now in light of this, it seems to me that the police commissioner was only adhering to an honorable tradition in not wanting to fire the trooper, and certainly deserved the same from Sarah – especially since her party makes such a strong expression of honor for military service.
Posted by: Bob | October 7, 2008, 1:29 am 1:29 am
The duplicity of Palin and McCain is shocking, and yet familiar. McCain purports himself to be such an honorable fellow, and yet he is running the sleeziest, lie-filled campaign I can remember. Sarah Palin, his sarcastic, lying attack dog, lowers the whole campaign to two crooks trying to steal yet another election. I am so worried about voting malfeasance by the Republicans, since their tampering with the voting machines in 2004. (See Robert F. Kennedy’s article in Rolling Stone Magazine.))The last thing we need are these two sleazy politicians delegating to us, ignoring the rule of law and whatever protections for the American people may be left after Mr. Bush. Please become active! We need to make sure these two do not get “elected.”
Posted by: Ellen | October 7, 2008, 4:24 am 4:24 am
whether or not gov. palin is guilty should come out in an investigation but anyone looking at this from the outside has to conclude that the ‘outsider’ personality she is trying to portray has been perverted by the republican/mccain machine… she looks like the corrupt politicians washington usually takes years to develop but under gop influence, she seems to be a quick study.
Posted by: mark | October 7, 2008, 6:11 am 6:11 am
How can Palin talk about OBAMA and his not being truthful….why doesnt anyone, someone bring up anything against her….TROOPERGATE…HER INCOME TAXES…HIRING FRIENDS AND FAMILY…BEING PART OF THE ALASKA SECESSION GROUP…she gave the opening speech for them in 2008…AND WHAT IS WITH THE “SHADOW GOV.”,1st DUDE TODD…SHOOTING THE WOLVES FROM AIRPLANES AND OFFERING A$150.00 bounty for the cut off foreleg…people are afraid of the Palins in Wasilla,they wont go against them…it is a small town and they do not want to lose their jobs…and then their is the witch doctor pastor…..did no one know about these things before they set her loose on us…????? and then for her sarcastic speeches riling people up to say racial slurs….she has set women back…way back…she is not a role model for any woman wanting to get into politics…My Grandma used to say,pretty is as pretty does.I think her pretty is only skin deep, she is not pretty on the inside.
Posted by: SUSAN | October 9, 2008, 2:42 am 2:42 am
I want to want to wait until the truth comes out on the Troopergate, we have to give her the benefit of doubt, but I don’t like the trend here, based on what I heard from her speech and the debates, that shows that she is a very stubborn, and narrow minded woman, who would not work with other people who have different opinion other than hers, that horrifies me, I can not imaging that what kind of person she will become when she gets into the White House, we need someone who has an open mind to work with both parties, no one can do everything by him/her self, we don’t want that any way, we want Democracy, right?
Posted by: Charles | October 10, 2008, 1:34 pm 1:34 pm
Trick or treat?
Some of Palins skeletons will come out of the closet with the troopergate investigation but what else is lurking in there yet to be disclosed???
Why didn’t Sarah Palin have to be sworn in, in person, and answer any &all questions regarding this investigation? Anybody else would! Palin was Govenor less than a year before this was already unfolding and is already under investigation less than two years into her Governorship in a republican state. Come on, this has corruption written all over it.
Posted by: Max | October 10, 2008, 5:14 pm 5:14 pm