Who benefitted personally or financially from the firing of the Commissioner of Safety? Other than the State of Alaska? Isn’t a Governor supposed to make these calls? There’s a logical disconnect here. The Palin family might have benefitted by the firing of the State Trooper. But what’s at issue is the firing of the Commissioner of Safety. Again, who benefitted personally by this action? The committee is confusing two separate issues here.
If anyone "made an effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action", it appears that Wooten did by attempting to go around Palin in requesting funding. But why confuse the hanging with facts?
This is such a great point. How does asking this man to take another post in her cabinet....because she did NOT fire him...produce a benefit to her personally? Did the next commissiner of safety fire the BIL? No. He is still a trooper, sadly. Did she ask the next safety commissioner to fire the BIL?