Palin 'kept in dark by husband'

John McCain’s running mate Sarah Palin remained in the dark while her husband repeatedly asked top state officials to help get his former brother-in-law kicked off the state police force, according to affidavits filed today.

The documents were released as part of the so-called Troopergate Scandal and the investigation over the dismissal of Alaska’s public safety commissioner Walter Monegan who allegedly refused to fire Mrs Palin’s brother-in-law Mike Wooten, an Alaskan state trooper, following a messy divorce from her sister.