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Richard Carlson, former ambassador to the Seychelles, was standing near his wife when he heard the news from an Associated Press reporter.
"My wife burst into tears," Carlson said.
As a certain wealthy blond socialite recently learned, no amount of money can guarantee a Get Out of Jail Free card.But -- and this is a big but -- if one's prison sentence should suddenly be commuted by the nation's highest elected official, a large pile of money still comes in handy.Because jail or no jail, one has to pay one's lawyers.
Enter: friends in high places.Through personal contributions, fundraising efforts and direct mail, the 29 men and two women of Libby's legal defense trust have raised close to $5 million, according to Sembler and Carlson.
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There's former senator Fred Thompson, the "Law & Order" star and Republican presidential aspirant -- who even held a fundraiser for Libby at his McLean home, according to Carlson.