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And if individuals other than the President committed an obstruction offense, they may be
prosecuted at this time. Given those considerations, the facts known to us, and the strong
public interest in safeguarding the integrity of the criminal justice system, we conducted a
thorough factual investigation in order to preserve the evidence when memories were fresh
and documentary materials were available.
                                                                        