Sarah Palin Watch: Alaska Supreme Court Clears The Way for Troopergate Report

The Alaska Supreme Court today has refused to shut down the Troopergate ethics investigation of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.

The decision Thursday sets the stage for state lawmakers to release a report on their investigation Friday.

Lawmakers are investigating whether Palin abused her power to settle a family dispute. Her former public safety commissioner says he was dismissed after resisting pressure to fire a state trooper who had gone through nasty divorce from Palin’s sister.

Republican lawmakers had sued to block the report, saying it had become politicized.

And, now there are newly released reports that suggest that Sarah Palin was aloof from the FLAP while her husband Todd repeatedly asked top state officials to help get his former brother-in-law kicked off the state police force.

Sarah Palin’s husband campaigned for years to help get his former brother-in-law kicked off the state police force, newly released affidavits show.

The documents were released as part of the so-called Troopergate Scandal, in which it is alleged the Republican vice presidential nominee abused her position as Governor of Alaska to settle a long-standing family feud

Walter Monegan, Alaska’s public safety commissioner, says he was dismissed by Mrs Palin, after refusing to fire Mike Wooten, a trooper involved in a bitter divorce and child custody battle with her sister.

The 52-page document reveals the extraordinary level of access Todd Palin, nicknamed the ‘First Dude of Alaska ‘ , had to top state officials, more than a dozen of whom he contacted directly to complain about the trooper.

In his sworn statement to legislative investigators, released yesterday, Mr Palin is unapologetic about his efforts to get Mr Wooten fired, but denied his crusade had anything to do with the dismissal of Mr Monegan.

He described his former brother-in-law, Mr Wooten, as a violent, unstable man who threatened the family’s safety, used a stun gun on his stepson and unfairly collected disability benefit.

He said he was frustrated that Wooten kept his job and complained to senior officials in his wife’s administration. He complained to his wife so much, he said, she told him to drop it.

Key Quotes:

• “I talked about Wooten so much over the years that my wife told me to stop talking about it with her.”

• “We had a lot of conversations about a guy who threatened my family and verbally assaulted my daughter. We talked about my concerns. We talked about Wooten possibly pulling over one of my kids to frame them, like throwing a bag of dope in the back seat just to frame a Palin.”

• “There is absolutely nothing improper about lodging concerns about Trooper Wooten with Monegan or his predecessor – complaints about State Troopers are supposed to go to the Commissioner..”

• “Anyone who knows Sarah knows she is the governor and she calls the shots.”

So, will tomorrow’s report implicate the Alaska Governor as someone who has abused her authority as Governor to fire an Alaska public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, because he wouldn’t fire Palin’s former brother-in-law? Or will it point the finger to “Alaska’s first dude” as the instigator of the Flap?

Stay tuned as “Troppergate” either spins out of control as another distraction for the McCain-Palin ticket in the race for the White House, provides political fodder for Team Obama or fades into irrelevance.

Flap bets on irrelevance after the LEFT attempts to make something out of nothing – as usual.