In November 2005 it was reported that Sembler donated to the legal defense fund of [[I. Lewis Scooter Libby]], the now-convicted former Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to Vice President [[Dick Cheney]].<ref>[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=I._Lewis_Scooter_Libby#Libby.27s_Money_Men_.28and_Woman.29 Libby's Money Men (and Woman),] SourceWatch article.</ref>
On October 2008, [[Elizabeth Sembler]], Mel Sembler's daughter-in-law was appointed to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting board by President [[George W. Bush]] and confirmed by the Senate.<ref>[http://www.cpb.org/aboutcpb/leadership/board/sembler.html]Elizabeth Sembler appointed to CPB board October 2008</ref>
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==Controversy==