Sarah Palin's attorney speaks on defamation and press

July 5, 10:07 AMUS Headlines ExaminerCharisse Van Horn

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Sarah Palin's attorney issued a letter to bloggers and journalists who continue to promote false allegations towards Governor Palin. Over the weekend, many speculated the reasons why Governor Palin was stepping down and not seeking reelection. Some pointed to allegations that she would soon be facing federal indictments. Read the 4 page letter from her attorney: Thomas Van Flein.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 4, 2009

On July 3rd, 2009, Governor Sarah Palin announced her intent to resign her gubernatorial duties and transfer the powers of Governor to Lt. Governor Sean Parnell. Almost immediately afterwards, several unscrupulous people have asserted false and defamatory allegations that the “real” reasons for Governor Palin’s resignation stem from an alleged criminal investigation pertaining to the construction of the Wasilla Sports Complex.

This canard was first floated by Democrat operatives in September 2008 during the national campaign and followed up by sympathetic Democratic writers.1 It was easily rebutted then as one of many fabrications about Sarah Palin. Just as power abhors a vacuum, modern journalism apparently abhors any type of due diligence and fact checking before scurrilous allegations are repeated as fact.

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