Professor: Politicians should only be required to abide by the strict letter of the law -- not the spirit of the law -- since they need flexibility to govern. Trading political favors for a politician' s personal financial gain is illegal under an anti-corruption statute. A state governor awarded a contract to a local construction company outside of the usual bidding process. Only the local construction company made any personal financial gain, so. . . Which one of the following most logically completes the professor's argument? ['the state governor should have followed the usual bidding process.', 'the state governor is guilty of violating the anti-corruption statute.', 'the state governor is not guilty of violating the anti-corruption statute.', 'the state governor broke the spirit of the law, while abiding by the strict letter of the law.']