Fired Commissioner: Palin Hasn’t Been Truthful on Trooper-GateIt looks like the figure at the center of the Trooper-Gate probe thinks Sarah Palin hasn’t been entirely honest about her involvement in the matter.
Walt Monegan, the former Alaska public safety commissioner, told ABC News today: “I think there are some questions now that, coming to light about how transparent and how honest she wants to be,” Monegan said.
Monegan also said, as he has before, that he believes he was fired because of his reluctance to fire Mike Wooten, a state trooper who was embroiled in a bitter dispute with Palin’s family.
Palin has been caught out in falsehoods on Trooper-Gate at least twice before. She originally said that her administration didn’t exert pressure on Monegan to fire Wooten, but had to backtrack after evidence emerged that contradicted that stance.
She also has claimed that she discussed Wooten with Monegan only in the context of the safety of her family. But yesterday, the Washington Post published emails from Palin to Monegan in which she expressed frustration that Wooten was still employed.