Subpoenaed witnesses fail to show for 'troopergate' hearing
By Wesley Loy | Anchorage Daily News
Posted on Saturday, September 20, 2008
A state Senate committee convened Friday to take testimony from witnesses facing subpoenas to tell what they know about the 'troopergate' affair, but none showed up – including Gov. Sarah Palin’s husband, Todd.
The Anchorage Democratic senator heading the legislative investigation, Hollis French, said the snubs won’t stop the inquiry into whether the governor abused her powers by pressuring an ex-Cabinet member to fire a state trooper involved in a rough divorce from her sister.
After waiting half an hour to see if any witnesses would show up, French, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, said legislative investigator Steve Branchflower will proceed with his investigation and will finish his report as scheduled on Oct. 10.
He listed three witnesses who had complied with the committee's subpoenas, and said seven others – all state employees in the Palin administration – had not yet been served but soon will be because they failed to appear voluntarily to testify Friday.
Three others – Todd Palin, the governor's deputy chief of staff, Randy Ruaro, and aide Ivy Frye – will be referred to the full Senate for contempt for failing to comply with their subpoenas, French said.
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