Sources: Palin to Help Investigation She Requested

Palin Agrees To Help With Palin Administration Investigation Of Palin AdministrationAttorneys for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Met With a Special Investigator for the Alaska Personnel Board

Attorneys for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin met with a special investigator for the Alaska Personnel Board earlier today to broker her cooperation with the panel's own probe of the scandal now known as "Troopergate," according to sources close to the matter.

With help from the McCain-Palin campaign, the popular governor and GOP vice-presidential candidate has fought a separate investigation by the Republican-dominated Alaska state legislature into the scandal. The flap centers around allegations Palin used her power to pursue a personal vendetta against a state trooper who was once married to Palin's sister.
Lawyers hired by Palin and the McCain-Palin campaign met with Tim Petumenos, an Anchorage lawyer hired by the Personnel Board to investigate the matter, after Palin herself filed a formal complaint to the panel.
Initially, Palin had pledged cooperation with the legislature's investigation. She changed her position after joining the GOP ticket, claiming that probe was politically biased and that the legislature lacked constitutional authority to investigate her. She argued the proper venue was the three-member Personnel Board -- part of the executive branch -- and filed a complaint against herself, saying she "welcomed" its investigation.

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