Retired UA prof gives $5,000 for Clinton defense
A retired UA professor last year made the largest donation by any Arizonan to President Clinton's legal defense fund.
Former anthropology professor Richard Diebold gave $5,000 to the Clinton Legal Expense Trust, and said he intends to donate more this year.
"I don't think public officials should be caught with multi-million dollar legal expenses," he said.
Diebold said he holds the same opinion as many Americans - that the legal proceedings Clinton faced were unnecessary. He added that the only distinction was that he decided to give money to the cause.
Arizonans donated almost $40,000 to the trust, with more than 500 people from the state helping to pay the estimated $10 million in fees.
National contributions to help the president and first lady have reached more than $4.5 million.
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