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Palin’s Claims She Feared Wooten Were Bogus

Here’s another interesting finding, that belies a key claim made by Governor Palin in her defense against the Trooper-Gate allegations.

“Governor Palin has stated publically that she and her family feared Trooper Wooten. Yet the evidence presented has been inconsistent with such claims of fear.”

“I conclude that such claims of fear were not bona fide and were offered to provide cover for the Palin’s real motivation: to get Trooper Wooten fired for personal family related reasons.”

Alaska, Sarah Palin, Trooper-Gate

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