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Barack Obama: “With respect to those who formulated those legal decisions, I would say that that is going to be more of a decision for…”

On the recordApril 20, 2009
With respect to those who formulated those legal decisions, I would say that that is going to be more of a decision for the attorney general within the parameters of various laws, and I don't want to prejudge that.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama discusses the potential prosecution of former Bush administration officials regarding torture policies.

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