More intrusive "of"

[Alison Murie]

As an example of one of arnold's categories of "intrusive of",
Robert Litt, former Justice dept prosecutor, under Clinton,
>  said at a Brookings Institution discussion about Obama's legal
> policy: "To as great of an extent we can say, the last eight years
> are over, now we can move forward - that would be beneficial both to
> the country and the president, politically."
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