Independent investigator Thomas Daniel has contributed $3,500 in recent years to Democratic causes, including $1,500 to John Kerry's presidential campaign in 2004 and $1,000 to Alaska Sen. Mark Begich's senatorial campaign last year.
The independent investigator who has accused Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin of violating state ethics laws is a major donor to the Democratic Party as well as a partner in a law firm that represented Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
Thomas Daniel was hired by the Alaska Personnel Board in late April to investigate several complaints against Palin, including one filed by an Alaska resident who claims the governor used her official position for personal gain by authorizing the creation of a trust to use as her legal defense fund.
In a July 14 report leaked to The Associated Press and major news organizations, Daniel accused Palin of drawing improper gifts and unwarranted benefits. His report recommended that Palin refuse to accept payment from the defense fund and settle the complaint to avoid a formal hearing before the board.
Palin's supporters say the governor, who will resign on Sunday, needs the legal fund because of a quirk in Alaska law that prevents state officials from defending the state's chief executive against ethics allegations.
"The whole situation is nuts," said John Coale, a prominent Washington attorney who helped set up the legal fund, which so far has accepted $500,000 in donations. "Alaska has an ethics law that is unsustainable."
Coale also accused the personnel board of being "either vicious or idiotic" to hire Daniel, whose law firm is closely tied to the Democratic Party.
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5 comments:
Democrats say if Palin runs in 2012 against Obama it would be an landslide victory for Obama. But why are they still personally attacking her? Why are they so afraid of her?
Thats the key right there. They (the Democrats) are definately afraid of her. With every thing else that is going on in the world with Obama's antics, why are they still so focused on her? Right, they are very AFRAID!
Its just the way the game is played.
If her celebrity caused the lawsuits(which it did), then she can use the money she was given for her celebrity to defend them. The whole thing has no more to do about her resigning than the constant bantering she was getting from the a$$hole Dumbocrats causing the stir.
Palin set up a legal defense fund because Ak. didn't have one for such nonsense & frivlous lawsuits ... as MANY other states do.
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