Alaska Legislature subpoenas Todd Palin in "Trooper-gate" scandal

Submitted by crew on 12 September 2008 - 4:34pm. Sarah Palin

A state legislative committee upped the ante in the investigation of the scandal swirling around the Governor's office:

The state Senate Judiciary Committee voted 3-2 today to subpoena 13 people -- including the husband of Gov. Sarah Palin -- in an investigation of whether Palin abused her power in trying to get her former brother-in-law fired.

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