Andrew Sullivan
We'll start at the beginning, and Troopergate. The key issue is whether she used her state office to pressure the public safety commissioner to fire her ex-brother-in-law. Here's what she stated on the record in mid-July if this year:
"To allege that I, or any member of my family . . . directed disciplinary action be taken against any employee of the Department of Public Safety, is, quite simply, outrageous," Palin said in a statement in mid-July after Monegan's dismissal.
She lied. Here's Wikipedia's account, with links to the original sources proving her lie:
In July, Palin's ethics advisor urged her to apologize for "overreaching or perceived overreaching" to get Wooten fired.[120] Palin publicly acknowledged in August that "pressure could have been perceived to exist, although I have only now become aware of it,"[121] She also apologized to Alaskans for the distraction.[122][123]
On August 13, after an internal investigation, Palin acknowledged that her staff had contacted Monegan or his staff about two dozen times regarding Wooten.
She's a liar.
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