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March 7, 2011

White House Chief of Staff Avoids Calling for Wall Street Arrests 
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President Obama's new Chief of Staff, William Daley, appeared on NBC's
Meet the Press for the first time since taking his new post. Up until
recently, Daley was a top executive at JPMorgan Chase. On Sunday, Daley
refused to say that any Wall Street executives should serve jail time
for their role in the crisis that caused the economic meltdown.

David Gregory: "Is it illegitimate for people to say that some of those
CEOs on Wall Street should have gone to jail?"

William Daley: "Well, I—look at, I don't know if it's illegitimate
or not. People have a right to say what they want. But I think if you're
an elected official, you should allow the justice system to take over
and move forward. And when there are prosecutions, that's up to that
system. Politicians should not get involved."



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