You can read it all here (PDF file), but here are the crucial paragraphs from the independent investigation into Sarah Palin's attempts to persuade Alaska's police chief, Walter Monegan, to fire her brother-in-law Michael Wooten, a state trooper, and her subsequent firing of Monegan:
And: "Governor Palin knowingly permitted a situation to continue where impermissible pressure was placed on several subordinates in order to advance a personal agenda, to wit: To get Trooper Michael Wooten fired."
UPDATE: We have the full story up now, and this morning's New York Times investigation provided a good primer on the case. More, doubtless, before too long...
