Under investigation
During the 2008 campaign, Palin faced an investigation into whether she violated ethics in the firing of Alaska's public safety commissioner, who claimed he was fired for refusing to fire Palin's former brother-in-law, a state trooper, at Palin's request.
A state personnel board cleared Palin of any ethics violations in this case. But a separate legislative investigation concluded Palin "abused her power" in seeking to fire her former brother-in-law and the incident likely contributed to the firing of the commissioner.
During the 2008 campaign, Palin faced an investigation into whether she violated ethics in the firing of Alaska's public safety commissioner, who claimed he was fired for refusing to fire Palin's former brother-in-law, a state trooper, at Palin's request.
A state personnel board cleared Palin of any ethics violations in this case. But a separate legislative investigation concluded Palin "abused her power" in seeking to fire her former brother-in-law and the incident likely contributed to the firing of the commissioner.
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