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Monegan: Todd Palin Was “Venting”

About that meeting between Todd Palin and Walt Monegan, arranged by Todd Palin:

Monegan described to investgators that Todd Palin recounted to him the evidence against Wooten that had came out in the 2005 internal trooper probe — including that Wooten tasered his stepson and drank while driving a patrol car.

Said Monegan: “He told me … this guy shouldn’t be a trooper.”

Monegan added:

“My impression initially was that he’s venting. I mean, there was a complaint, the troopers investigated it and they came up with a conclusion, and that he was not happy with he conclusion.

And often, having been a cop for a long time, that actually happens a lot in divorce cases.”


Alaska, Sarah Palin, Tom DeLay, Trooper-Gate

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