On Friday night Stephen Branchflower, an investigator appointed by Alaska’s legislative council, released his report on whether Sarah Palin had acted improperly in firing Walt Monegan, a political appointee who served as her public safety commissioner. Branchflower found that while Monegan’s refusal to fire Trooper Michael Wooten, Palin’s ex-brother-in-law, “was not the sole reason he was fired by Governor Sarah Palin, it was likely a contributing factor” to Monegan’s termination. While the firing of Monegan was “a proper and lawful exercise”, Branchflower concluded:
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