Eric Umansky

‘Troopergate’: Palin’s Lawyers Continue to Undermine Investigation

Yesterday, we detailed how Gov. Sarah Palin's lawyers have been trying to slow-roll the Alaska legislature's probe of "Troopergate." Well, the effort appears to be in high gear.

Palin has of course been accused of firing Alaska's top cop for refusing to do the governor's personal bidding and fire a trooper who was involved in a nasty divorce with Palin's sister. (Here's our backgrounder on the scandal.)

As we wrote yesterday, a Palin aide stood up investigators and didn't show up to give scheduled testimony. A lawyer for the … more…

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