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Palin's husband won't testify in trooper inquiry, campaign says

source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/18/palin.investigation/index.html

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband won't comply with a subpoena issued by state lawmakers investigating her firing of Alaska's public safety commissioner, the McCain-Palin campaign said Thursday.

A state Senate committee is scheduled to meet Friday to take statements from the 12 people they subpoenaed last week, including Todd Palin. But McCain-Palin spokeswoman Maria Comella said Todd Palin would not face a "fair hearing" before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The campaign has stepped up its attacks on the Legislature's investigation of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan's firing in the past week, saying the governor won't cooperate with an inquiry that it says is "tainted" by partisan politics.

In a new twist, Comella said Alaska state law bars ethics investigations of people running for elected office.

"That law was passed to insulate legislative investigations from exactly the kind of political maneuvering we are seeing in this inquiry," she said.

One Judiciary Committee member said lawmakers would have little recourse if witnesses refused to comply with the subpoenas. Only the full Senate, which does not reconvene until January, can vote to hold them in contempt, state Sen. Bill Wielechowski said.

"It appears that the McCain campaign is now very heavily involved in this, and they're attempting to stonewall the investigation," Wielechowski, a Democrat, said just before Thursday's announcement.

The law campaign officials cited appears to apply to candidates for state office, while Sarah Palin is seeking a federal job. But another campaign spokesman, Taylor Griffin, said the subpoenas violate "the spirit of the law, if not the letter."

In addition, state Attorney General Talis Colberg told lawmakers Tuesday that state employees wouldn't comply with subpoenas because the governor "has declined to participate" in the inquiry. Colberg said Sarah Palin's refusal puts them in the position "of having to choose where their loyalties lie."
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4 comments // Palin's husband won't testify in trooper inquiry, campaign says

  • dissimulator
  • eldamon
  • daniel12340
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      daniel12340  

    • Why are we investigating her for firing an employee? Why aren't the feds and the other corrupt people in office investigating the Executives of Fannie and Freddie? That was the break of our economy the other day and a huge hit to whats to come and all we can get on people here is troopergate? You have to be the dumbest people in this world. The scandal of freddie and fannie are huge , bigger than enron by 10. Get out of fantasy land and get the feds on it now. Dems be prepared for a big dissapointment considering 3 of the corrupt executives are on Obama's staff. Go figure. Dems are about to hit rock bottom. lmaooooooooooooooooooooooo

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  • riffhard98
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