On the recordFebruary 9, 2016
If you rob a convenience store, you go to jail. If you rob 300 million Americans, you get a cocktail.
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congress.govEmanuel Cleaver: “If you rob a convenience store, you go to jail. If you rob 300 million Americans, you get a cocktail.”
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Criticism of unequal justice for financial crimes versus ordinary crimes.
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