Todd Palin refuses to testify

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j3nny3lf

9/18/08 07:37 pm

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Todd Palin refuses to testify

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/palin_troopergate

Funny, I never realized you could ignore a subpeona because you don't think the charges are legitimate.

Last time I checked, refusing to honor a subpeona was contempt of court and punishable by fines and imprisonment.

McCain-Palin presidential campaign spokesman Ed O'Callaghan announced Thursday that Todd Palin would not appear, because he no longer believes the Legislature's investigation is legitimate.

Sarah Palin initially welcomed the investigation of accusations that she dismissed the state's public safety commissioner because he refused to fire her ex-brother-in-law, a state trooper. "Hold me accountable," she said.

But she has increasingly opposed it since Republican presidential candidate John McCain tapped her as his running mate. The McCain campaign dispatched a legal team to Alaska including O'Callaghan, a former top U.S. terrorism prosecutor from New York to bolster Palin's local lawyer.

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wings_unfurling

2008-09-19 01:23 am (UTC)

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Funny, I never realized you could ignore a subpeona because you don't think the charges are legitimate.

If that were true, I'd never go to court every 2 years when my ex tries to take my kid away from me. Because his charges of me being an unfit mom are VERY illegitimate.

I seriously hate people who have power and abuse it like this. >.< It makes me sick.

imonkey50

2008-09-19 01:41 am (UTC)

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You can thank Bush and company. They ignored or claimed executive privilege on so many cases it's sad.

*hugs*

kengr

2008-09-19 02:46 am (UTC)

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As I understand it, they earlier asked him to testify and he said he would. So they didn't issue a subpoena.

Now he says he won't. So he's ok *until* they serve him with a subpoena. *Then* he's in contempt and gets to argue from jail.

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