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John Kerry: “Legitimate business . . . is available to banks as long as they do their normal due diligence and know who they're…”

On the recordMay 24, 2016
Legitimate business . . . is available to banks as long as they do their normal due diligence and know who they're dealing with . . . they're not going to be held to some undefined and inappropriate standard.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Kerry emphasized the importance of due diligence for banks engaging in legitimate business.

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