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54. Here you go . . .

Fri Dec 30, 2011, 12:33 AM

Dec 2011

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57341024/interview-with-president-obama-the-full-transcript/?pageNum=8&tag=contentMain;contentBody

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I think you're absolutely right in your interpretation. And, you know, I can't, as President of the United States, comment on the decisions about particular prosecutions. That's the job of the Justice Department. And we keep those things separate, so that there's no political influence on decisions made by professional prosecutors. I can tell you, just from 40,000 feet, that some of the most damaging behavior on Wall Street, in some cases, some of the least ethical behavior on Wall Street, wasn't illegal.

"Not illegal" appears to be a re-phrasing of "wasn't illegal."

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