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Report: Palin abused power, broke no laws in trooper case
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| Contributor | WesternDem |
| Last Edited | WesternDem Oct 10, 2008 06:36pm |
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| Media | TV News - CNN |
| News Date | Saturday, October 11, 2008 12:35:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her power as Alaska's governor in the firing of her public safety commissioner, but violated no laws, a report for the state Legislature concluded Friday.
Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan's refusal to fire Palin's ex-brother-in-law from the state police force was "likely a contributing factor" to Monegan's July dismissal, but Palin had the authority as governor to dismiss him, the report by former Anchorage prosecutor Stephen Branchflower states.
The bipartisan Legislative Council earlier Friday went into executive session to discuss the Branchflower report before its scheduled release.
Only a portion of the report is scheduled to be made public after the executive session, said state Sen. Kim Elton, the Legislative Council's chairman. A second part of the report contains "confidential" information and will be kept under wraps, said Elton, a Democrat who has been under fire from Palin's supporters. |
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