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January 12, 2009

Obama Suggests No Prosecution for Bush Admin Crimes
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During the same interview, Obama was asked if he will appoint a special
prosecutor to independently investigate the crimes of the Bush
administration, including torture and warrantless wiretapping.

President-elect Barack Obama: “We’re still evaluating how we are going
to approach the whole issue of interrogations, detentions, and so forth.
And obviously we’re going to be looking at past practices. And I don’t
believe that anybody is above the law. On the other hand, I also have a
belief that we need to look forward as opposed to looking backwards… My
orientation is going to be moving forward.”



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