Randy Evans: Only the leak was illegal

Randy Evans, the attorney who helped create Alaska Fund Trust (AFT), the legal defense fund that was set up to help former governor Sarah Palin pay her legal bills arising from a series of bogus "ethics" complaints, says the only thing illegal about AFT was the leaking of a report which was supposed to be confidential.

In an op-ed appearing in the Fayette County News, Evans presents what he says is "the rest of the story":

"The Alaska Fund Trust, was drafted and created to mirror the language used by the John Kerry Trust fund (named the "Fund for Truth and Honor"). This was by design (although the name "The Alaska Fund Trust" was not as clever). The idea was that if it was good enough for the leading Democratic candidate for President of the United States, then it should be good enough for the Republican Vice Presidential candidate."

"Here is what the media does not report. The John Kerry Trust Fund was drafted and created by a very well respected international law firm named Perkins Coie, a huge presence in Washington, D.C. Indeed, Perkins Coie is the lead counsel for the Democratic National Committee, President Obama, and many other national Democratic leaders. Its website touts its reach and expertise in political law matters on behalf of a virtual who's who of Democratic politics."

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"On July 14, 2009, eleven (11) days after Palin announced that she would resign, the Alaska Perkins Coie attorney submitted his conclusions about the Alaska Fund Trust. In a "CONFIDENTIAL" report (that was promptly leaked to the media in violation of Alaska law), the Alaska Perkins Coie attorney found that the trust fund document (which it had drafted for John Kerry) was in fact ILLEGAL."

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"So how could President Obama's law firm conclude that the trust fund it drafted was illegal?"

To learn the answer to that question, read "the rest of the story" here.

- JP