It’s not really news. As I recall it was already published at the time she quit that she was having to pay for her own legal bills for frivolous ethics charges, and obviously couldn’t afford it.
The left did the EXACT same thing to Newt Gingrich in the ‘90s with the frivolous ethics charges levied against him. I’m sure they wanted him to resign too but they settled for a pound of flesh, having him settle for $300,000, which Bob Dole had to promise to loan him. The left probably thought that would be enough of a black mark on Newt’s record to stop Newt from ever running for president. The Republicans at that time barely understood what was going on I think, and certainly didn’t realize the left was trying to create a tactic they could use over and over again to destroy us. And now, often because of our own conservatives claiming Newt’s “unelectable” because of those bogus charges, conservatives are willing to give the left exactly what it lied and cheated to get by not supporting Newt for president. It’s a shame when even our own conservative brethren fail to understand the evil the left is engaged in to destroy anyone they perceive as truly conservative. And of course our own liberal RINOs are all too happy to take advantage of the groundwork the leftists laid. I’m sure Romney would have said Palin “resigned in disgrace” too if she had stayed in the race.
It wasn't only that. If you remember, every one of these lawsuits had to be pursued by the State. Every one of them was costing the taxpayers of Alaska money. So, it wasn't just the personal expense to the Palins, it was the money that was being wasted by the State in chasing down each of these frivolous actions.