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Wednesday, the Governor changed course, admitting now that one of her own made phone calls that could be perceived as pressure and were just plain wrong. It was Bailey who had previously denied applying any pressure, but admitted Wednesday that his call sounds different.
Former Department of Public Safety Director Walt Monegan "I got to be honest, listening to the tape you know it certainly sounds like I am putting pressure on him," said Bailey.
It wasn't just Bailey who called.
"I was one of the calls and that much I can tell you," said Attorney General Talis Colberg.
Monegan says he was working with the governor's staff over the issue of Trooper Wooten.
"I was contacted by Commissioner Annette Kreitzer and Chief of Staff Mike Tibbles and then I heard that Frank Bailey had contacted one of the commanders," said Monegan.
But Palin said Wednesday the subject of her ex-brother-in-law never came up with Monegan.
"We never had a conversation on whether trooper Wooten should be a trooper or not," said Palin.
Monegan says not true.
"She wanted to talk about it on the phone and we talked once at the capitol building. And she brought it up. And I actually advised her that she shouldn't be talking about it."
The Governor also has shown some contradictions in regards to the reason to Monegan's dismissal. Wednesday she said that Monegan was let go due to some concerns in his command.
"I was concerned also that we were not doing enough on continuing alcohol abuse issues that I wanted to see tackled, including the bootlegging issues in rural Alaska," Palin said Wednesday.
But weeks ago she praised Monegan for his abilities to solve those same issues when offering him a job as the director of the Alcohol Beverage Control Board.
"I recognized Frank Bailey, Boards and Commissions Director that Walt's interests and strengths could be put to good use as he could concentrate exclusively on a couple of issues that were his interest, that be bootlegging and alcohol problems in rural Alaska," said Palin on July 17th.
Governor and staff's latest explanations leave more questions - KTVA
Former Department of Public Safety Director Walt Monegan "I got to be honest, listening to the tape you know it certainly sounds like I am putting pressure on him," said Bailey.
It wasn't just Bailey who called.
"I was one of the calls and that much I can tell you," said Attorney General Talis Colberg.
Monegan says he was working with the governor's staff over the issue of Trooper Wooten.
"I was contacted by Commissioner Annette Kreitzer and Chief of Staff Mike Tibbles and then I heard that Frank Bailey had contacted one of the commanders," said Monegan.
But Palin said Wednesday the subject of her ex-brother-in-law never came up with Monegan.
"We never had a conversation on whether trooper Wooten should be a trooper or not," said Palin.
Monegan says not true.
"She wanted to talk about it on the phone and we talked once at the capitol building. And she brought it up. And I actually advised her that she shouldn't be talking about it."
The Governor also has shown some contradictions in regards to the reason to Monegan's dismissal. Wednesday she said that Monegan was let go due to some concerns in his command.
"I was concerned also that we were not doing enough on continuing alcohol abuse issues that I wanted to see tackled, including the bootlegging issues in rural Alaska," Palin said Wednesday.
But weeks ago she praised Monegan for his abilities to solve those same issues when offering him a job as the director of the Alcohol Beverage Control Board.
"I recognized Frank Bailey, Boards and Commissions Director that Walt's interests and strengths could be put to good use as he could concentrate exclusively on a couple of issues that were his interest, that be bootlegging and alcohol problems in rural Alaska," said Palin on July 17th.
Governor and staff's latest explanations leave more questions - KTVA
