Wooten Says He Hasn’t Been Contacted By Trooper-Gate ProbersThe Associated Press reports that Mike Wooten, the trooper at the center of Trooper-Gate, says he has not been contacted by investigators.
The independent investigator on the case, Steve Branchflower, has been on the job since around August 1st, and his contract runs through October 31st, though legislators overseeing the probe recently announced their intention to move up the final report’s release date by three weeks.
Wooten told the AP he’d cooperate with the investigation if contacted. The AP also reported that former state public safety commissioner Walt Monegan will meet with investigators today.
The case centers on claims by Monegan that he was fired by Sarah Palin for refusing to fire Wooten — a trooper who had undergone a messy divorce from Palin’s sister and had become embroiled in a bitter dispute with Palin’s family.