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Originally Posted by Flasch186
BREAKING NEWS
Palin abused power but broke no laws.
She violated an AK statute, violated trust.
Although Monegan wasn't solely fired due to his not firing of Wooten, it was a 'contributing factor'.
She was also within her rights as a Governor to hire or fire an individual
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I think it's a fair conclusion by the investigator. He essentially said she had the right (and even some reasons) to remove Monegan, but that she did not stop her husband's actions to contact subordinates and he put pressure on Monegan to fire Wooten. The biggest complaint in the report was that she didn't stop him initially when she knew he was doing this.
She should take a bit of a hit for not preventing her husband from contacting these people using her resources, but it's also important to note that she didn't directly contact Monegan on the issue and had other cause to remove him.
In the end, I can't see much coming from this given everything else that has happened - but I think it is a fair report.