Walt Monegan, Alaska’s former public safety commissioner fired by Gov. Sarah Palin in July due, in part, to his refusal to fire a state trooper who was married to Palin’s sister, filed a complaint Monday with the state’s personnel board calling for a hearing to “address reputational harm” caused by Palin.
In a six-page complaint, Monegan’s attorney Jeffrey Feldman said Palin’s series “inconsistent and changing explanations” for firing Monegan has damaged his reputation. At first she said she wanted to take the department that Monegan headed in a "different direction." In recent weeks, Palin and campaign officials said Monegan was fired for insubordination.
“Mr. Monegan does not challenge the Governor’s right to discharge him as the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety,” the complaint says. “But the Governor is not entitled to make untrue and defamatory statements about her reasons for discharging a cabinet officer. Governor Palin’s public statements accusing Mr. Monegan of serious misconduct were untrue and they have stigmatized his good name, severely damaged—and continue to damage—his reputation and impaired his ability to pursue future professional employment in law enforcement and related fields. This damage thus implicates his constitutionally protected liberty interests.”
Spokespeople for the McCain-Palin campaign and the governor’s office in Alaska did not return several calls for comment.
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Look for more complaints to come. Now that the citizens of Alaska know they have the Feds watching most will wait until Jan. 20th and a flood gate of charges will be filed against Sarah and First Todd.
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