Ha ha ha! They felt compelled to find her guilty of something, so they simply said she abused the power of her office, even though she was within her right to fire the dope. When they're out to get you, if they can't find any actual wrongdoing, they pick a violation out of a hat and pin it on you, then try to justify it. It's all BS, and a waste of time and money.
It’s irritating, isn’t it? She broke no laws. The horribly biased guy running the “investigation” determined that she abused her power because while she was within her right to remove Monegan and she had good reason to do so, she also had a personal agenda. Whether she had a personal agenda or not is totally irrelevant once it is determined she had reason to remove Monegan and the lawful ability to do so.
In other words, the headline is total bullshit.