D.C. Lawyer Who Repped Hostages in 'Argo' Faced Down Death Threats and Love

The story portrayed in Ben Affleck‘s new movie, Argo, has a special place for attorney John Coale, who is married to FNC anchor Greta Van Susteren. For one thing, back in the day he represented three of the six hostages portrayed in the movie in a lawsuit against Iran. For another, it led him to the love of his life.

The year was 1979. In December, the Iranians let the African Americans and women go free after about a month.

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