Alaska Governor Sarah Palin Sets Up Legal Defense Fund
Governor Sarah Palin, joined by Alaska’s Congressional Delegation, addresses Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and representatives of the MMS/USGS at a public forum held to discuss Outer Continental Shelf Development. The forum was attended by more than 500 Alaskans
Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) announced the creation of a legal defense fund Friday to help pay down legal debts stemming from a series of ethics complaints.
The Alaska Fund Trust will be run by longtime Palin friend and Wasilla native Kristan Cole. Palin owes more than $500,000 in legal bills, but donations to the fund will be capped at $150, according to a release.
“Over the past months it became increasingly clear that supporters of Governor Palin needed to help defend against the onslaught of frivolous attacks against her. These baseless accusations are designed to inhibit her ability to focus on the issues Alaskans truly care about and force massive personal debt on her and her family,” Cole said.
In addition to the unusually low, self-imposed donation cap, the fund will also voluntarily disclose contributor names and dollar amounts.
“We have created one of the most restrictive and transparent legal funds in history,” Cole said.
Palin has been hit with numerous ethics complaints from citizens of her state. The latest came Wednesday, when an Anchorage woman complained that Palin violated state ethics rules by using funds from her political action committee to attend a right to life rally in Indiana.
So, this fund will play defense and SarahPac will be on the offense.
Most interesting to Flap are the $150.00 contribution limits and the transparency. Looks like an internet contribution push is just around the corner.
Looks like Palin is pusihing ahead towards re-election in 2010 and then more……
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