The details that have come out from
Saturday night's party have been almost as jumbled and chaotic as the party itself. Witnesses have said Sarah Palin was there along with her husband, Todd, and other members of their family. Police have confirmed that "some of the Palin family members were in attendance" but have declined to say what their role was or what exactly transpired. Investigators continued to look into the incident this week.
Coyne stands out as the person who has provided the most detailed picture of what happened that night,
quoting several eyewitnesses in a lengthy post published on Thursday. But as other news outlets have jumped into the fray, TPM has pulled the most concrete details together, along with our own reporting, for a look at what has come to be known as the "Palin Brawl."
At least two named sources said the Palin family was at the party and members of the clan were involved in two altercations that night. Both eyewitnesses reported seeing the former Alaska governor herself at the scene. In addition, Coyne spoke to an anonymous source who said Sarah Palin became physically involved in the second altercation.
On Friday, TPM spoke to a neighbor, James Sarafin, who lives on the same street where the party took place. He said he didn't see much and described the people who live at the house as generally "good neighbors."
The retired lawyer said he never saw the Palins but he did see the stretch Hummer limousine they reportedly arrived in. Saturday's party was so loud, Sarafin said, he "could hear the music thumping through the walls of our house." He looked out at one point and said there were about "20, 25 people out there" who were "mobbing around the front of my house."
"It was probably after midnight when I heard a bunch of shouting outside," he told TPM.