But recusals are routinely made by lawyers and judges to prevent a conflict of interest or even an appearance of a conflict of interest.
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Precedent 3: Legitimating conflict of interest Trump has also used his power to legitimate a massive, unprecedented conflict-of-interest problem at the heart of this administration.
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"I think in many cases, when there's a conflict of interest, it's an indication that someone understands something way better than if there's no conflict of interest," Thiel continued.
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To the Editor: To address conflict-of-interest disclosure in academic research, as medical ethicists, we propose adoption of an author-driven, electronic long-form, conflict-of-interest disclosure statement.
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In nine years as British Columbia's conflict of interest commissioner, Paul Fraser said he has never found any government official to be in violation of the province's Conflict of Interest Act.
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"But it seems a clear conflict of interest," she added.
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In law school, they called this a conflict of interest.
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It's a conflict of interest, because they're there to learn.
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Dating firms also suffer from an inherent conflict of interest.
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IARC decided that Ahlbom had a perceived conflict of interest.
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"There's a conflict of interest within the VA," Coughlin says.
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Potential conflict of interest issues were also identified, it added.
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And how about the huge issue of conflict of interest?
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But back to that sensitive issue of conflict of interest.
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This potential conflict of interest could result in unintended consequences.
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Federal prosecutors could also conduct a conflict of interest investigation.
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"I'm sure there's a conflict of interest," Rick Goode said.
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Taking part would be a conflict of interest, he said.
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Habgood said there had been no actual conflict of interest.
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"It was just a blatant conflict of interest," he said.
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"The president can't have a conflict of interest," he said.
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"This puts [WebMD] in a conflict of interest," he said.
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But that sets up this weird conflict of interest, no?
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All advisers generally have some sort of conflict of interest.
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"Commissions exist in an inherent conflict of interest," Magraken said.
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"That's not what a conflict of interest is," she said.
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Mr. Hubert appears to have had a conflict of interest.
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The Treasury Department sharply disputed those conflict of interest claims.
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This has all the markings of a conflict of interest.
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Her action, the court found, represented a conflict of interest.
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Trump denies that it poses any conflict of interest issues.
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Mr. Trump has acknowledged a conflict of interest in Turkey.
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This loops the process back into a conflict of interest.
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Trump began repeating the line that "the president can't have a conflict of interest" — by which he meant that the conflict of interest statute governing executive branch employees exempts the president and vice president.
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It puts the FIA at risk of a conflict of interest.
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That seems like a conflict of interest, to be honest. 26.
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Google appeal, of course; it would be a conflict of interest.
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But Democrats warned his history raises conflict of interest concerns nonetheless.
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This creates an interesting situation and a potential conflict of interest.
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Seems like a little bit of a conflict of interest, no?
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However, there is potential for conflict of interest in the industry.
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These inter-connections raise a host of conflict of interest issues.
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The police chief has denied wrongdoing or any conflict of interest.
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Didn't anybody worry about a possible conflict of interest by then?
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He's been called "a walking conflict of interest" by his critics.
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The SEC argued this arrangement amounted to a conflict of interest.
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Congress tightened conflict of interest laws for administration officials in 1989.
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Eventually, that conflict of interest is going to divide the two.
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Volker's dual roles have raised serious issues of conflict of interest.
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This created a conflict of interest that persists to this day.
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"We don't want any kind of conflict of interest," he said.
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Democrats have raised questions about a possible Trump conflict of interest.
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That decision was then vacated because of a conflict of interest.
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But they weren't, in the legal sense, a conflict of interest.
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But then tennis runs on conflict of interest like few sports.
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If any experts have a conflict of interest, they recuse themselves.
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Political donations are not enough to prove a conflict of interest.
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Investment advisers and their clients have an inherent conflict of interest.
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It shows a really problematic appearance of a conflict [of interest].
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The House Oversight Committee looked into Grogan's conflict of interest; Rep.
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He later stepped down over accusations of a conflict of interest.
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In my view this conflict of interest is the real story.
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But to some, it sounds like a serious conflict of interest.
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He said he was aware of the potential conflict of interest.
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Any concern about the appearance of any conflict of interest here?
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But I have a no conflict of interest provision as president.
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Keeping his eponymous firm would present a potential conflict of interest.
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Why it matters: Presumably, he left due to conflict of interest.
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Donald Trump, as president, is exempt from federal conflict of interest laws.
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It seems like there&aposs a little bit of conflict of interest.
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Thaksin was convicted in absentia in 2006 on conflict of interest charges.
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And many have had trouble filling out their conflict of interest forms.
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You can see how that's a conflict of interest that transcends politics.
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"In law school, they called this a conflict of interest," Tlaib tweeted.
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"It's an inherent conflict of interest" on the part of the judge.
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It would be a conflict of interest, she says she was told.
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"The president can't have a conflict of interest," he told the Times.
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He said such ties did not represent a conflict of interest, however.
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But if they're bidding against Google itself, that's a conflict of interest.
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Mr Sánchez sees no conflict of interest in this accumulation of roles.
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And by the way, isn&apost this a classic conflict of interest?
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Solberg cited farming as one example of a possible conflict of interest.
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Critics warn that the administration's moves impose a clear conflict of interest.
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If this sounds like a conflict of interest that's because it is.
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One member of the commission abstained, citing a possible conflict of interest.
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Conflict of interest laws attempt to ensure that those conflicts don't arise.
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Strange denied there was any conflict of interest or quid pro quo.
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Second, the conflict of interest rules may stretch further than you think.
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Democrats have subsequently raised questions about a possible Trump conflict of interest.
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Opponents of this plan accuse the panel of a conflict of interest.
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Her extensive financial holdings present significant—and unresolved—conflict of interest issues.
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Every one of his personal investments will pose a conflict of interest.
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His role as chief executive will surely raise conflict-of-interest concerns.
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The carmaker dismissed questions about a potential conflict of interest for Sepehri.
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But I do have a conflict of interest in telling this story.
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Wilpon said conflict of interest provisions were placed in Van Wagenen's contract.
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Such political contributions could become a conflict of interest for any candidate.
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Even then, a cause has to be cited, like conflict of interest.
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These might seem like a conflict of interest, if not outright corruption.
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She represents the Navarro cartel, how isn't that a conflict of interest?
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Definitely not a conflict of interest or waste of more taxpayer dollars!
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"There is clearly potential for a conflict of interest," Mr. Slocum said.
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But the potential for conflict of interest runs deep — in multiple directions.
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Conflict of interest is the quaint term for this kind of thing.
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"I can't tell you" what the conflict of interest is, Giuliani said.
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This prompted many Americans to ask what a "conflict of interest" was.
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The cases in question, he added, could be a conflict of interest.
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We also see this for what it is: a conflict of interest.
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If it is not, then Rosenstein has no clear conflict of interest.
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They are only granted when an employee has a conflict of interest.
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That relationship creates the potential conflict of interest with Zinke's political position.
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You keep talking about it's a conflict of interest because of Mexico.
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Well guess what: The president doesn't legally have any conflict of interest.
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Secretary Ross has not violated any conflict of interest law or regulation.
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"It's hard to imagine a clearer corporate conflict of interest," Palmiter said.
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It does so by expanding conflict of interest laws and divestment requirements.
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One member abstained from voting because of a possible conflict of interest.
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Robertson doesn't think it'll fix the conflict-of-interest problem in research.
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How Trump plans to address conflict of interest issues that he doesn't think exist How Trump plans to address conflict of interest issues that he doesn't think exist President-elect Donald Trump insisted there's no need to worry about any conflict of interest issues between his sprawling international business dealings and his new job of running the U.S. government, during his Wednesday press conference at Trump Tower.
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You can see a more complete conflict of interest disclosure on my website.
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Glueck's criticism of Norman's conflict of interest, though fair, proved to be misplaced.
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But the contracting process had long been mired in conflict of interest allegations.
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"If there's no conflict of interest, it's often because you're just not interested."
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The Senate will likely vote on the conflict-of-interest-ridden Ross tonight.
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"It just raises a number of disturbing and intriguing conflict-of-interest issues."
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Second, the tirades in the mainstream media don't disclose a conflict of interest.
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Hunter was attempting to show that Trump's conflict-of-interest concerns were reasonable.
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Check. A walking conflict of interest between Trump's business empire and political career?
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"The president can't have a conflict of interest," he said during the interview.
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Those organizations have pushed back on any accusations of a conflict of interest.
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But from a government ethics perspective, each one is a conflict of interest.
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Mr. Netanyahu's trips involved no conflict of interest, no double billing, nothing illegal.
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Nordstromghazi highlights the fact that the conflict of interest runs in both directions.
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Even if it's consensual, questions of conflict of interest and favoritism come up.
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His opponents seized on this as proof of an undeclared conflict of interest.
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The inherent conflict of interest would create a jurisprudence mess of gargantuan proportions.
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A majority of college students experience this seeming conflict of interest every year.
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"The ACC did not follow its own conflict of interest guidelines," she said.
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Despite that, I don't want there to be a conflict of interest anyway.
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Kurier said the two judges were suspected of having a conflict of interest.
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Independent watchdogs say some of the emails raise serious conflict-of-interest concerns.
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Can The Times prove that this will not be a conflict of interest?
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"This is the umpteenth, monstrous conflict of interest of this government," he said.
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Democratic senators raised concerns about whether the payments violated conflict of interest laws.
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The potential conflict of interest had prompted an unprecedented rebuke from British lawmakers.
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"I was kind of amazed at such a conflict of interest," he said.
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That's a lot of conflict of interest and can raise a red flag.
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None of that apparent conflict of interest seems to be against the law.
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She said she wanted to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
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"Trump's actions represented an extraordinary conflict of interest," National Review's David French writes.
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Some advisors are paid commissions by mutual funds, a serious conflict of interest.
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"I have a no-conflict-of-interest provision as president," Mr. Trump said.
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By continuing to own the Trump Organization, conflict of interest accusations will persist.
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KATRYN WRIGHLondon A crucial argument against corporate do-gooding is conflict of interest.
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Many investors frown upon this because of the potential for conflict of interest.
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The Justice Department has explicit rules about what constitutes a conflict of interest.
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Babis has repeatedly said he met obligations over the conflict of interest laws.
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Another View Conflict-of-interest questions swirled around the Clinton Foundation last year.
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If there's no conflict of interest, it's often because you're just not interested.
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Ted Stevens' convictions on federal conflict-of-interest charges and drop the case.
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The lawsuit also contests that HNA has a conflict of interest, NH said.
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It's an arrangement that securities lawyers say poses an unusual conflict of interest.
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This is abominable policy tainted by a gargantuan conflict of interest involving Kushner.
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"It is important to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest," he added.
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Joel Garcia is her fiancée, so there is a clear conflict of interest.
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They said he had a conflict of interest because of his estranged dad.
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They have a huge conflict of interest, as we show in the book.
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Lee sued his own lawyers in order to strengthen this conflict of interest claim, but Judge Chris Piazza (who earlier in his career prosecuted some of the men up for execution this month) ruled there was no conflict of interest.
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But voters were divided about how serious it was, with 35 percent saying it's a conflict of interest that should have been investigated and 19 percent saying it's a conflict of interest that's not serious enough to warrant an investigation.
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The CCFC launched a national publicity campaign to point out this conflict of interest.
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But they do have to tell HR if there is a conflict of interest.
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There's also an inherent conflict of interest between the mapping software and the cities.
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That conflict of interest is a valid concern when it comes to hate speech.
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The President is exempt from most of all of the conflict of interest laws.
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Prosecutors cited the circumstances as possibly posing a conflict of interest in the future.
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Maybe Trump's tax returns will come out and expose a big conflict of interest.
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Any incentive will be viewed by the general public to be conflict of interest.
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Part of the reason is there is a conflict of interest within the DOJ.
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It was revealed that there was a conflict of interest surrounding Colton the schipperke.
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Ms. Anderson agreed, although some Democrats raised concerns about a potential conflict of interest.
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" "The law's totally on my side, the president can't have a conflict of interest.
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But first, some conflict-of-interest disclosures: Professor Avi-Yonah has an obvious conflict.
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Unlike the president, Mr Kushner is not exempt from federal conflict-of-interest laws.
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But there was also a conflict of interest that the companies were glossing over.
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Obviously having an Apple employee on The Verge staff is a conflict of interest.
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" "The law's totally on my side, the president can't have a conflict of interest.
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The 'conflict of interest' law prevents ministers from accumulating media, business and political power.
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Trump has noted that the president is exempt from criminal conflict of interest laws.
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Update: Comment from Reuters regarding potential conflict of interest was added to this story.
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To avoid any conflict of interest, the program is completely funded by Virginia Tech.
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The practice, a conflict of interest, was not disclosed to clients, the SEC said.
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Reuters identified six GAC centers that violate the ACT's own conflict-of-interest policy.
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But in his letter, Schwartz said that did not present any conflict of interest.
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No way such a conflict of interest-free situation would work with Trump, though.
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The dual roles have concerned USATF board members over a potential conflict of interest.
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The bill is hardly the only glaring conflict of interest that Mnuchin could face.
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The three have denied any wrongdoing or conflict of interest in accepting the invitations.
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The first trailer alone promises a sexual relationship that's definitely a conflict of interest.
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So we're struggling in the middle of a conflict of interest with both parties.
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Lee readily admits that his position represented a conflict of interest, hence the unload.
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It calls the discreet relationship a conflict of interest, and a surprisingly unregulated one.
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The agreement represents another example critics have cited as a possible conflict of interest.
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They also allege that Rosenstein has a conflict of interest in overseeing Mueller's investigation.
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Moreover, Silberman's concern that conflict of interest rules could "disable" the president feels overblown.
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"One will never be able to completely resolve this conflict of interest," Althusmann said.
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The White House notes that Congress has exempted presidents from conflict-of-interest statutes.
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But this episode is a reminder of a conflict of interest at Google's core.
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Ethics rules label simultaneous representation of both sides a non-waivable conflict of interest.
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Watch More From Tonic: Explain what a financial conflict of interest is in science.
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The ownership stakes he is retaining however, have already prompted conflict-of-interest accusations.
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He also concedes that the arrangement might fairly be called a conflict of interest.
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But Chaffetz explained that the president is exempt from federal conflict-of-interest laws.
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Boies denied there was any conflict of interest with his work for the newspaper.
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Turning to a very different problem: weak conflict-of-interest rules in medical research.
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Pearson said its donation had been nominal and vetted to prevent conflict of interest.
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And the prospect is far from the only conflict of interest the hotel presents.
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Critics called it a hidden conflict of interest, albeit one that was not illegal.
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This is not Mr. Molho's first run-in with accusations of conflict of interest.
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This opens up a potentially much larger conflict of interest on the network's part.
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She also denied that her work with Mr. Weinstein created a conflict of interest.
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He denied there was any conflict of interest with his work for the paper.
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Parliament's ethics commissioner later found that Mr. Trudeau had broken conflict-of-interest laws.
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A federal ethics commissioner ruled that Mr. Trudeau broke a conflict of interest law.
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Conflict-of-interest laws do not apply to the ministers who vote on legislation.
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Democratic governments are accountable to their citizens and suffer no such conflict of interest.
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In other words, did my colleague have a pretty clear conflict of interest here?
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"There is a conspicuous conflict of interest concern hanging over this council," Kalinina said.
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MEPs also threw out the Romanian and Hungarian nominees over conflict-of-interest concerns.
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Even if it could, the appearance of a conflict of interest is too great.
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Still, while the appearance of a conflict of interest is bad, it's not novel.
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Second, at the outset it seems a de-facto — and obvious — conflict of interest.
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Cash can create a conflict of interest, and may run afoul of school policies.
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The director of the Arizona Corporation Commission resigned amid conflict-of-interest concerns, AZCentral.
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Such ties could create the potential for a conflict of interest, Mr. Painter said.
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"Jared went through extraordinary lengths" to comply with conflict-of-interest rules, he said.
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He just doesn't see his relationships with drug companies as a conflict of interest.
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"He told me, look, if there is even a perception that he has a conflict of interest with insurance companies, essentially, but if there is even a perception of a conflict of interest, he doesn't want anything to do with it," Trump said.
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"DOI OIG General Counsel is conducting a thorough ethics review that will ensure that I do not participate in any matter that would create a conflict of interest or an appearance of a conflict of interest," Ennis told the Hill in a statement.
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According to him, dishonesty is almost always caused by one thing -- a conflict of interest.
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He resigned as Chesapeake's CEO in 2013 following a series of conflict of interest allegations.
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The central bank did not have any immediate comment on the conflict of interest case.
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" He added: "We'll make sure Hunter Biden's conflict of interest is explored, because it's legitimate.
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" Graham added: "We'll make sure Hunter Biden's conflict of interest is explored, because it's legitimate.
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At the same time, the government must facilitate transparency and protect against conflict of interest.
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Did Trump say that he wanted to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest?
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Some players said there was a conflict of interest inherent to a team doctor's job.
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I shouldn't tell you guys, you'll say it's terrible, I have a conflict of interest.
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There was no suggestion that any inappropriate activity or tangible conflict of interest had occurred.
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However, Carmen puts that conflict of interest behind her for the good of the group.
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But, on the other side, competition sharpened the conflict of interest between reviewers and creators.
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To its credit, I guess, the paper acknowledged the conflict of interest in the lede.
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Those relationships aren't necessarily seen as a conflict of interest that would preclude a review.
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There are also no advertisements on Netflix, removing another possible revenue-sharing conflict of interest.
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He has denied there was a conflict of interest but has relinquished his Nike role.
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Attorneys at the agency had reportedly warned both that it could be conflict of interest.
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From the very early days of the campaign, there were murmurings of conflict of interest.
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The report marks the second time Trudeau has fallen afoul of conflict of interest rules.
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We provide multiple points of view, including mine which is offered without conflict of interest.
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Tesla tried to do its best to allay concerns about Mr. Musk's conflict of interest.
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By taking himself out of the running, Legere is avoiding a potential conflict of interest.
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"I think that it could raise the appearance of a conflict of interest," Yovanovitch said.
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Trump had promised to disclose his conflict of interest solution before the Electoral College vote.
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It added that any question of conflict of interest had hit the statute of limitations.
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With Kushner in the White House, prep for another round of conflict-of-interest questions.
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This conflict of interest is fueling a fierce confrontation between the judiciary and the government.
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He acknowledged the obvious conflict of interest, board members said, and resigned from the board.
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In their April lawsuit, the writers called packaging a gross conflict of interest and illegal.
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The Justice Department is in charge of enforcing conflict-of-interest laws in bankruptcy court.
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"This is an egregious conflict of interest," Ms. McGowan told The Times in an email.
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And Mr. Obama did not have business holdings that raised possible conflict-of-interest issues.
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"I guess the issue is you'd want to avoid a conflict of interest," he commented.
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Survivors' groups were outraged by the decision, which, they said, created a conflict of interest.
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Disclosure is better than no disclosure, but it does not eliminate the conflict of interest.
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The deal was eventually abandoned after media coverage that highlighted a perceived conflict of interest.
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"This will do nothing to address the underlying conflict-of-interest issues," Mr. Weissman said.
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Often, they themselves are on the board (a conflict of interest, according to some observers).
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Her lawyers argued that, as president, she was exempt from federal conflict-of-interest laws.
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He has boasted that conflict-of-interest laws do not apply to him as president.
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"There is an inherent conflict of interest between abortion providers and their patients," they wrote.
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"I'd consider it a terrible conflict of interest," Larry Gagosian told the Times in September.
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Fidelity declined to comment on the potential conflict of interest in their dual oversight roles.
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It's unclear whether Icahn would be subject to conflict of interest rules for federal employees.
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To avoid a conflict of interest, prosecutors referred the case against Bostian to Shapiro's office.
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This is one of the most dangerous aspects of Mr. Trump's conflict-of-interest problem.
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To avoid conflict of interest, Tom Clark stepped down when his son became attorney general.
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Democrats had argued that Mr. Myers's ties to AccuWeather would be a conflict of interest.
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Democrats had argued that Mr. Myers's ties to AccuWeather would be a conflict of interest.
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This raised questions about a conflict of interest when Sleepopolis' review of Casper suddenly improved.
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The easier-to-access disclosures won't fix the problem of conflict of interest in science.
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"The conflict of interest in this is transparent," Georgetown University professor Sean McFate told the Times.
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Trump -- along with many of his Cabinet nominees -- has repeatedly been criticized for conflict of interest.
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But, according to El Confidencial, this was simply a ruse to avoid conflict of interest accusations.
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Kushner could attempt to avoid those conflict-of-interest concerns by taking on an informal role.
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They also have argued that its sponsor, Republican Senator Gary Romine, had a conflict of interest.
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She had written a book about him that critics pointed to as a conflict of interest.
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It's clear that the President wasn't troubled in the least by the obvious conflict of interest.
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But it's not hard to see how conglomerate entanglements might make for a conflict of interest.
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The so-called "solutions" to the Trump conflict of interest issue are no solutions at all.
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Pence rhetorically asked why there wasn't a conflict of interest when she was Secretary of State.
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It is hard to see how Mr Gou can escape from the glaring conflict of interest.
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But getting back to the conflict of interest, Alan Dershowitz and Jonathan Churly had interesting comments.
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It relates to a possible conflict of interest involving a $2 billion purchase of German submarines.
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But the charges of belangenverstrengeling (conflict of interest) have left the test's reputation for impartiality gutted.
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The articles of impeachment called out the deputy attorney general and alleged a conflict of interest.
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Why this matters: Many critics are questioning whether the marks pose as a conflict of interest.
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The bigger concern may be that the policy is creating a conflict of interest for Amazon.
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Trump's critics have called on Chaffetz to investigate whether the arrangement constitutes a conflict of interest.
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Dillon countered on Wednesday that selling off Trump's business holdings would "exacerbate" conflict of interest concerns.
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"There is a fundamental conflict of interest, and it's created by the profit motive," he said.
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And political appointees are still working on issues where they might have a conflict of interest.
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Along the way, Oracle sued the Defense Department, claiming a conflict of interest that helped Amazon.
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Every sign along Whitaker's road to Attorney General is neon red and flashing conflict of interest.
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A conflict of interest case very nearly succeeded in stripping him of his chain of office.
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The special committee was formed to balance the potential conflict of interest inherent in ESL's bid.
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Many people might imagine that conflict of interest in science works as a form of corruption.
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How could they believe there was a conflict of interest at play other than their own?
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Tommen might have recused himself, but each of the three judges has a conflict of interest.
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" Monsanto eventually removed him from its advisory panel, citing what it called a "conflict of interest.
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Republicans have pointed to those conflict-of-interest concerns as the basis for probing the matter.
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But it was four years before anyone raised a concern about the potential conflict of interest.
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" Meanwhile, Buttigieg told Tapper, "the president of the United States is a walking conflict of interest.
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They also failed to account for conflict of interest concerns for those who conducted the research.
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To many, Mr. Babis has become a symbol of conflict-of-interest in the subsidy system.
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The group said Ross also may have retained other assets that represent a conflict of interest.
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Some, however, said Hunter Biden's business deal raised the specter of a possible conflict of interest.
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In August, the federal ethics commissioner found that Mr. Trudeau broke the conflict-of-interest law.
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In the same interview, Mr. Trump suggested that Mr. McCabe had his own conflict of interest.
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Mr. Iger resigned from the board the day of the announcement, acknowledging the conflict of interest.
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Even Mr. Mueller faces the potential for a conflict of interest that could affect the investigation.
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People who seek to please every possible person will come across every possible conflict of interest.
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Ethics waivers are granted when it is believed an employee's value outweighs their conflict of interest.
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When public officials use waivers to avoid conflict of interest laws, they are not being transparent.
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It quoted Dr. Biba as saying that such an offer would represent a conflict of interest.
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Soon, Donald J. Trump could face some very serious conflict of interest problems of his own.
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And judging by the paper-thin conflict-of-interest wall he set up, he probably will.
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What actually is a problem, however, is the clear conflict of interest created by the proposal.
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"The term 'conflict of interest' applies only to current interests, not prospective ones," Mr. Kearney said.
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He called it " an outlandish conflict of interest" because of Ms. Vogel's position with the magazine.
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The writers have said that agencies have a conflict of interest when they act as studios.
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The Lupus Foundation has policies to ensure there is no conflict of interest, a spokeswoman said.
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Trump's exploitation of loopholes in American conflict of interest law, after all, is a policy issue.
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And I understand why the president can't have a conflict of interest now because everything a president does in some ways is like a conflict of interest, but I have, I've built a very great company and it's a big company and it's all over the world.
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The committee said that it had diligently investigated shareholders' allegations of self-dealing and conflict of interest.
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In an interview with Bloomberg, Neumann said he doesn't believe the investments were a conflict of interest.
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A potential motivator -- and conflict of interest -- for the study scientists is their biotech company, FitBiomics Inc.
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Trump has defended himself by saying the president is not subject to criminal conflict of interest laws.
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Recently, Chao has come under fire for potential conflict of interest related to use of her position.
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If any of the three has a conflict of interest, the case in question cannot be heard.
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Cypress' board finds no apparent conflict of interest for Bingham, but agrees to continue monitoring the situation.
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He believes this information did not have to be disclosed under the journal's conflict of interest policy.
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Conflict-of-interest rules generally bar the same lawyer from representing both parties in a divorce proceeding.
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Some companies are already turning down business for fear of being accused of a conflict of interest.
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According to the plaintiffs, that conflict of interest and the broader irregularities should render the agreement invalid.
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"In order to guard against a conflict of interest, you need to know about it," Porc saod.
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Special prosecutors are appointed only if a prosecutor has a conflict of interest, either financially or personally.
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This conflict of interest did not amount to criminal collusion or conspiracy, in the special counsel's view.
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Thierry Derez, Covea's CEO, who sits on the Scor board, abstained to avoid any conflict of interest.
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Nicolae's amendment would include pardoning sentences for bribery, influence peddling, abuse of power and conflict of interest.
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Ethics experts have called the arrangement a conflict of interest that potentially put Indiana taxpayers at risk.
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"We are leaving a black hole of secrecy around this enormous conflict of interest potential," he warned.
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"The simple appointment (of a friend) does not generate a conflict of interest," Montes de Oca said.
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Still, it's hard to imagine most doctors being that brazen about an obvious conflict of interest now.
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The federal government, on the other hand, does have very clear and stringent conflict of interest laws.
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In March last year, the bank backed Kochhar, saying there was no issue of conflict of interest.
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Drummond served on Uber's board before he stepped down over a conflict of interest in August 2016.
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Moore recused himself and his office from the case on Monday, citing a possible conflict of interest.
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Moore recused himself and his office from the case on Monday, citing a possible conflict of interest.
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Trump has a simple remedy for this alleged conflict of interest, but he has not invoked it.
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Only Babis's party and several independents opposed the conflict of interest bill during a vote last month.
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If Richardson's family is involved in the sale, said Shireman, it presents a potential conflict of interest.
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The conflict of interest between disgust and arousal, things that are beautiful yet fundamentally wrong or unsettling.
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I THOUGHT THAT THRUST SHOWED A REAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND IT SURPRISED ME. IT REALLY DID.
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And Trump's critics have called on Chaffetz to investigate whether the arrangement constitutes a conflict of interest.
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Critics say Trump's vast global business network presents a serious conflict of interest for his incoming administration.
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Failing to do so creates a constitutional crisis and risks creating a conflict of interest within government.
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It also advises the executive branch on conflict of interest issues and the release of financial disclosures.
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Critics say the hotel, along with other facets of Trump's business empire, pose a conflict of interest.
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Asked about the presentations in China, Spicer suggested there was no conflict of interest on Kushner's part.
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Some ethics watchdogs and Democratic groups have warned that the Florida club presents a conflict of interest.
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This new reality creates the most dangerous conflict of interest for the incoming president and the country.
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Critics have argued that President Trump's vast business empire presents a conflict of interest with his administration.
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"Mueller is compromised by his apparent conflict of interest in being close with James Comey," former Rep.
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With the clock ticking, it's also a serious conflict of interest, especially given Kushner's foreign policy portfolio.
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"[Sessions] was subjected to unrelenting criticism because he decided ... he had a conflict of interest," Durbin said.
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Mr. Babis, who denied any wrongdoing, is the subject of two conflict-of-interest audits this year.
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In a glaring conflict of interest, he made millions leasing buildings he partly owned back to WeWork.
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But the issue of whether commanders have a built-in conflict of interest might have applied here.
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"If Ms Sepehri has been paid by RNBV, it is a conflict of interest situation," Dessaint said.
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"As president of WADA, I had a conflict of interest," Mr. Reedie said by phone last week.
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Competitors shot back, though, with The Trade Desk saying Google's ad business poses a conflict of interest.
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Kushner Companies' pursuit of business in China, for instance, has been viewed as a conflict of interest.
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Italy's anti-corruption office criticized the appointment of Renato Marra as a conflict of interest in December.
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So, a photog asked her Friday in Manhattan if working with Weinstein was a conflict of interest.
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We'd *each* have to get a lawyer to represent us so there was no conflict of interest.
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I think the case that there were conflict of interest based on publication records is really weak.
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Despite support from most Republicans, he has been mired in controversy and concerns over conflict of interest.
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"Secretary Ross has not violated any conflict of interest law or regulation," Ross' lawyer said, per Mangan.
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Ethicists in the United States expressed concern about the conflict-of-interest issues raised by such inducements.
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The billionaire friend of Trump's was plagued by conflict of interest questions before he relinquished his role.
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This built-in conflict of interest — overseeing both prosecutors and judges — is the crux of the problem.
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To avoid even "perceptions of a conflict of interest," Mr. Naderi resigned from the government in June.
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However, he parted ways with the president several days later due to a cited conflict of interest.
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Absent a clear quid pro quo, conflict of interest seems like a classic example of gray corruption.
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The bottom line: True: Hunter Biden's role with Burisma raised conflict-of-interest concerns at the time.
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Bondy doesn't specify how Barr's purported conflict of interest might have contributed to any delay in discovery.
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McDougal's filing suggests that Davidson may have had a conflict of interest or undisclosed relationship with Cohen.
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Both were widely expected to run, but Hood dismissed any potential conflict of interest at the time.
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Terry McAuliffe when she ran for state office in Virginia, calling it a clear conflict of interest.
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Ethics advocates warned at the time that the arrangement raised conflict of interest and Emoluments Clause concerns.
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He pointed out that unofficial advisers like Mr. Freedman are not covered by conflict-of-interest rules.
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Bell suggested that the agency could not take on the work due to a conflict of interest.
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I think that they're going to find not only conflict of interest but also obstruction of justice.
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Joe Biden stressed Wednesday that there is no proof of Trump's allegations of a conflict of interest.
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A federal ethics commissioner later ruled that Trudeau's pressuring of Wilson-Raybould broke conflict of interest laws.
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But Boies had another case that created a conflict of interest and couldn&apost take the assignment.
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It does not deal with the broader issues of conflict of interest and the appearance of conflict.
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This gets to the heart of the conflict-of-interest problem that has always faced this administration.
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MacCallum questioned whether Mueller might have a conflict of interest, given his long working relationship with Comey.
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They can also update the conflict of interest laws to make this sort of self-dealing illegal.
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"The Department of Justice has a direct and clear conflict of interest," Cummings said in a statement.
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"I said just write her back and say she's got a conflict of interest, OK?" he continued.
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Mr. Devine said controllers are barred from side jobs that could be considered a conflict of interest.
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The only problem is this greatly exacerbates the massive conflict of interest problem surrounding the Trump Organization.
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To avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest, we did not include it in our rankings.
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Trump and Pompeo have advocated a Saudi-led investigation, which critics say creates a conflict of interest.
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The U.S. Office of Government Ethics had examined Clayton's financial disclosure forms for possible conflict of interest.
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As president, Trump is not subject to the same conflict of interest rules as other federal officials.
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Isn't the appearance of a conflict of interest inherently meaningless if it is ultimately just an appearance?
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And there is a simple fix for concerns over fraud, conflict of interest and the impact of investments.
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Babis transferred ownership of Agrofert to a trust fund this year to meet new conflict-of-interest legislation.
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Nyman's "employment will not continue due to a conflict of interest," the Indianapolis-based group said on Tuesday.
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Previous reviews have focused on toughening qualifications for advisors and curbing commissions that create a conflict of interest.
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But given the president's potential conflict of interest, the Trump Organization should get more government scrutiny, not less.
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The production also included a lawyer who buried concerns about conflict of interest in a lengthy legalistic monologue.
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Babis, a billionaire businessman, founded the ANO party and has fought conflict of interest allegations since entering politics.
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Experts on impeachment say they don't see his presence on the committee as a potential conflict of interest.
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"It's a ridiculous conflict of interest for a consulting firm to evaluate its own coalition's competitiveness," she said.
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SoHo, Manhattan This does not sound like a good idea — and could certainly pose a conflict of interest.
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The DOD investigated this issue twice, and found no evidence he violated federal conflict of interest of laws.
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Be smart: The teams would outsource the actual bookmaking, as that would be considered a conflict of interest.
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The unique arrangement raised questions at the time about a conflict of interest, an assertion Ackman had dismissed.
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Babis moved most of his assets to trust funds last year to comply with conflict-of-interest legislation.
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But Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal was appointed by Christie himself, raising a potential conflict of interest.
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A prominent lawyer for the defense was thrown off the case owing to a perceived conflict of interest.
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Some experts, however, argue that Icahn avoided a conflict of interest by not taking a paid government position.
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Trump had wanted Mueller removed in June 2017 on the grounds of conflict of interest, the report said.
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Babis transferred his assets to a trust fund this year to comply with new conflict-of-interest legislation.
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Critics say the Clinton Foundation presents a major conflict of interest for Hillary Clinton should she become president.
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He says his lawyers had a major conflict of interest though because Netflix is one of their clients.
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A more pressing concern for Patton will be the multiple conflict-of-interest questions raised by her appointment.
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"We are studying the aspect of independence of auditors and various conflict of interest issues," said the official.
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With the new conflict of interest standard applying to all advisors, however, that will no longer be possible.
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L-Nutra, to sell products that serve this purpose, which may be seen as a conflict of interest.
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This conflict of interest was clearly denoted in the new paper, which was independently funded by the university.
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In emailed remarks, Chauprade defended the appointment, telling CNBC there is no conflict of interest or security risk.
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Black on Monday said the McCabes should have rejected McAuliffe's donation to avoid a seeming conflict of interest.
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Their reasoning, however, is based on an entirely suspect perspective: They see an "appearance" of conflict of interest.
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Why are no politicians calling out this clear conflict of interest and demanding more transparency from these companies?
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In one case, Tenney claimed FaZe Clan turned down a lucrative deal due to a conflict of interest.
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He has transferred control of the group to a trust fund to comply with conflict of interest laws.
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That means every decision Trump's administration makes with regard to financial regulation is essentially a conflict of interest.
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He's also attracted questions as to whether his frequent trips to Trump properties represents a conflict of interest.
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He also put his assets into a revocable trust in an attempt to assuage conflict-of-interest concerns.
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Trump's business ties have also been raised as a potential conflict of interest in his foreign policy dealings.
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At the time, Pallone and his Democratic colleagues questioned whether Konkus's outside employment raised a conflict of interest.
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Did you seek to interview Rosenstein and raise the obvious conflict of interest in his overseeing the investigation?
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"Any suggestion that there is a conflict of interest here is the stuff of conspiracy theories," he said.
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" When host Jake Tapper asked if he thought it was a conflict of interest, Sanders said, "I do.
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Amazon's treatment of third-party sellers has drawn interest from government entities as a potential conflict of interest.
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DOES IT MAKE SENSE THAT HE WANTS TO GET RID OF THIS BECAUSE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST?
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Take the broad conflict of interest rules that apply to all executive branch appointees and career civil staff.
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Already, much of nutrition science, for instance, is funded by the food industry — an inherent conflict of interest.
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Presidents themselves are exempt from the federal government's conflict of interest laws but his children would not be.
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Many nutrition researchers have been complaining about conflict-of-interest problems in their field for some time now.
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The Republican primary front-runner said the newspaper's recent criticism of his candidacy constituted a conflict of interest.
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Not least because his Scottish jaunt will promote his own businesses, which is a clear conflict of interest.
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However, it added that even inadvertent errors could damage public trust and violate criminal conflict of interest law.
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There were also significant conflict-of-interest issues, but Mr. Trump could have waived them if he wanted.
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As for Trump's other justification — that the president "can't have a conflict of interest" — that's nonsense, Shaub said.
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As for Trump's other justification — that the president "can't have a conflict of interest" — that's nonsense, Shaub said.
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"There is an inherent conflict of interest when the agency is responsible for auditing its boss," he said.
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For Germany, Donald Trump's foreign policy creates a previously unknown conflict of interest with its most important ally.
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Mr. Thaksin was later convicted in absentia on conflict of interest charges, after having fled the country himself.
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They know that Americans divide along partisan lines when asked whether his profiteering presents a conflict of interest.
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At the event, he denied that the family's global business poses a conflict of interest for his father.
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Advertising financing presents an inherent conflict of interest, because advertising is a third party paying to manipulate someone.
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No there isn't, but that's why it's called a conflict of interest and why ethical people avoid them.
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"The White House takes its ethics pledge and federal conflict of interest rules very seriously," the statement said.
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Babis transferred Agrofert to a trust fund earlier this year to comply with new conflict-of-interest legislation.
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To avoid a conflict of interest, she relinquished her criminal duties and agreed to manage only civil cases.
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My problem is that under any reasonable ethical standard, these staff appointments raise major conflict of interest problems.
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There are appropriate questions about whether Hunter Biden presented an unacceptable conflict of interest with his employment choices.
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Experts on government ethics said the company's recent funding push in China had presented a conflict of interest.
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While some legislators at the time expressed concern this would cause a conflict of interest, it was dismissed.
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The N.I.H. does not take equity positions in companies to avoid an appearance of a conflict of interest.
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Campaign donations from members of Mueller's team to Democrats do not pose a conflict of interest, Wright said.
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Trump said the steps he undertook were purely voluntary because a president cannot have a conflict of interest.
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"Any suggestion that there is a conflict of interest here is the stuff of conspiracy theories," he said.
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Solberg has also cited farming as one example of a possible conflict of interest if Britain rejoined EFTA.
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But beyond exacerbating the burden placed on consumers, the Fed has also created a blatant conflict of interest.
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Despite the allegations and conflict of interest accusations against Babis, his ANO party remains the clear poll leader.
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This is not a separation at all, and from a conflict of interest vantage point, it won't work.
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He soon fired the acting attorney general who told the White House about the damning conflict of interest.
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Mirijanian added that Kushner "has avoided work that would pose any conflict of interest" about the tax legislation.
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He was appointed precisely because the Department of Justice had a conflict of interest in investigating the President.
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Babis has denied wrongdoing and has said he met legal requirements on conflict of interest with the funds.
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That, critics say, represents a conflict of interest and gives the appearance of Trump profiting from the presidency.
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The conflict of interest was quite clear and therefore was an easy decision for Fox executives to make.
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Federal conflict of interest law, however, specifically exempts the president and vice president from the normal legal rules.
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It does not address whether cases involving former clients raise an improper appearance of a conflict of interest.
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By the academies' own account, two of the scientists already violate the group's extensive conflict-of-interest policy.
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It seems clear to us that she and other corporate-sponsored "teacher ambassadors" have a conflict of interest.
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"The purpose of conflict of interest laws is to address hidden biases that may affect decisions," he said.
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One was a glaring conflict of interest: Inspectors were paid by the Korea Shipping Association, a lobbying group.
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It's also not the Trump administration's first involvement with promotional video campaigns that constitute a conflict of interest.
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He could best serve the country by resigning to prevent further political turmoil over that conflict of interest.
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Hobson correctly highlighted the conflict of interest between the rich elites and workers that persists to this day.
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Kushner's idea for the event was reportedly scuttled due to conflict of interest concerns with the Trump Organization.
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In news that should shock absolutely nobody, the much-maligned 2010 merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster, which just about everyone said would create a conflict of interest at the very top of the music industry, has indeed created a conflict of interest at the very top of the music industry.
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It would mean that a potential conflict of interest for the president is something that we can live with.
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Go deeper: Wilbur Ross' growing conflict of interest problem Supreme Court blocks questioning of Wilbur Ross in census suit
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A VA spokesman told CNN Burch's position at the veteran's charity is not a conflict of interest "per se".
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You must also disclose up front any and all involvement or possible conflict of interest with your story subject.
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Its existence turns the banal into a potential conflict of interest, and shutting it down is the right call.
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" Asked if he thinks those donations create the appearance of a conflict of interest, Sanders said: "Yeah, I do.
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Trump also said he had sold his stocks in June to avoid any conflict-of-interest with the presidency.
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Amazon Studio declined to buy the script after a conflict-of-interest review was conducted, according to the Journal.
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Go deeper: Wilbur Ross' growing conflict of interest problem Supreme Court blocks questioning of Wilbur Ross in census suit
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Blow, however, slammed Trump as hypocritical for his attacks on Hillary over deleting emails, corruption, and conflict of interest.
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"It was almost like there were times I felt like, gosh, is this a conflict of interest?" he says.
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The European Commission has also raised concerns related to a conflict of interest over the prime minister's conglomerate – Agrofert.
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And even the mention of "conflict of interest" was shut down by the U.S., Australia, the EU, and Brazil.
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In addition to this apparent conflict of interest, many people are also calling out Netflix for its double standard.
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As part of the settlement, both Ms. Mark-Viverito and Mr. Levenson admitted violating the conflict-of-interest law.
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All the talk about the conflict of interest with his family business and new political business has generally subsided.
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Rivera, for his part, disputed the idea that these personal relationships even hint at a possible conflict of interest.
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Trump, the GOP's presidential nominee, has frequently accused the Clinton Foundation of presenting a conflict of interest for Clinton.
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His own wealth presents a conflict of interest, too: he reported about $500 million in assets in financial disclosures.
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On Wednesday he again said he had done nothing wrong and that there had been no conflict of interest.
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The president is exempt from most conflict-of-interest laws that apply to others working in the federal government.
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Phillips has since stepped down as a trustee of the fund to avoid a conflict of interest, Buzzfeed reports.
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Employees are generally required to get clearance before trading in any securities that could represent a conflict of interest.
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"The president can't have a conflict of interest," he said in a November interview with the New York Times.
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It's uncertain why Musk foresaw a conflict of interest between Tesla and OpenAI arising now versus two years ago.
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She later served time in jail for lying to Congress about a conflict of interest involving a former employer.
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The newspaper reported the FBI's New York field office was looking into allegations including corruption and conflict of interest.
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This is a prohibition set forth in the Constitution, and is not directly related to any conflict of interest.
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I agree that Rosenstein does have a conflict of interest, but the proper remedy for this is not impeachment.
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Critics have questioned Myers's credentials and asked if he would have a conflict of interest in the new position.
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Kent testified that he warned the Obama administration about a "perception of a conflict of interest" and was ignored.
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The president has come under fire for selecting Woods for the award, with critics suggesting a conflict of interest.
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Lobbyists can also work on issues where they have a direct conflict of interest, provided they get a waiver.
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It is an obvious conflict of interest to allow politicians to draw the lines of their own election districts.
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Being a registered lobbyist, which carries its own legal requirements, is key to the tougher conflict-of-interest restrictions.
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One situation in which conflict of interest disclosure can work well is when the conflict itself can be avoided.
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But we should put a pause on this now and avoid a conflict of interest and a constitutional crisis.
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Putin giving money to a company where the beneficiary is his child's partner is a classic conflict of interest.
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Ambac has argued that those dual roles — of shareholder and debt investor — are a conflict of interest for Canyon.
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If this conflict of interest means that someone must resign, it will not be my friend, the letter writer.
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Shapiro doesn't want to continue the conversation any further, as he believes it will be a conflict of interest.
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Some doctors refuse drug-industry money, if only to at least avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
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To Alito, it was all about a possible conflict of interest between the doctors and the women seeking abortions.
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"Any suggestion that there is a conflict of interest here is the stuff of conspiracy theories," Mr. Hatch said.
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One concerned an art advisory company run by Ms. Ruf that NRC said presented a possible conflict of interest.
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His own wealth presents a conflict of interest, too: He reported about $500 million in assets in financial disclosures.
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Ms. Ruf denied any conflict of interest, and an investigation by Amsterdam's City Council cleared her of any wrongdoing.
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He stacked his board of directors with longtime friends and served on it himself, a potential conflict of interest.
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" Asked if there was any conflict of interest, Mr. Mesires, said: "Hunter has been repeatedly clear on this point.
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That's exactly what the drafters of the Constitution and the well-established conflict of interest prohibitions sought to avoid.
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These include everything from court challenges to the president getting involved to accusations of bias and conflict of interest.
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"It creates an immediate conflict of interest with leaders of nations that he has worked with," Mr. Thurber said.
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The potential for a conflict of interest is greater if the art is owned by a friend, he said.
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The review recommends that Tufts create a high-level committee to review future donations for possible conflict of interest.
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At one point, Chaffetz told a town hall attendee that the president is exempt from conflict of interest laws.
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"It's a hornet's nest — if not an actual conflict of interest, there's a real appearance issue," Canter told POLITICO.
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Mr. Apol has argued that the agency is often too rigid in interpreting conflict-of-interest laws, they said.
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In 2011, he was found guilty of misuse of public money, breach of trust and illegal conflict of interest.
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Loeffler's office did not respond to a request for comment from CNBC asking about a potential conflict of interest.
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You can't have a conflict of interest over something that doesn't exist and is nowhere near coming to fruition.
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Makan Delrahim removed himself from the probe due to a potential conflict of interest tied to his previous work.
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It is a complete conflict of interest to be investigating a campaign in which he was a significant player.
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Violations of these conflict-of-interest laws are not crimes and bring comparatively small fines in the worst cases.
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To avoid a conflict of interest, prosecutors referred the case against Bostian to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro's office.
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Avoiding even the appearance of a conflict of interest should apply to departments and agencies — as well as Congress.
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Apparently, this exemption to the conflict-of-interest laws for the president and vice president was "codified" in 1989.
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I would urge members of Congress to repeal this unfathomable and dangerous exemption to our conflict-of-interest laws.
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Mount Sinai did not respond to questions about whether the organization believed this relationship was a conflict of interest.
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In 2015, Trump acknowledged his properties posed a conflict of interest in Turkey — though he denies they do now.
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But some legal scholars think a president cannot pardon himself, either, because it would be a conflict of interest.
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Obama officials credit the rules with keeping the administration free of conflict-of-interest scandals, unlike his recent predecessors.
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So, I think Time is a ... It scratches his philanthropic itch, but it solves that conflict of interest problem.
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Democrats can't on the one hand say we want folks to recuse themselves at the Justice Department who have a conflict of interest with [Special Counsel Robert] Mueller's investigation, and then in the same breath say we want people on committees with climate change who have a conflict of interest with climate change.
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The agency says the conflict-of-interest law — enacted after scandals enveloped the for-profit education industry — is now redundant and outdated, with "illogical and unintended consequences" affecting employees who have no real conflict of interest, such as a V.A. doctor teaching a course at a school attended by veterans with educational benefits.
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Co-host Robin Quivers then asked Trump if sleeping with the contestants could be construed as a conflict of interest.
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His resignation comes almost a year after he was cleared by a French court in a conflict of interest case.
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" Trump also has said, "The law is totally on my side, meaning, the president can't have a conflict of interest.
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The Journal also cited OGE's former head, Walter Shaub, in saying it probably was not a legal conflict of interest.
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Since then, that same Republican majority has been mostly uninterested in seriously investigating the conflict-of-interest-ridden Trump presidency.
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Those connections have raised conflict-of-interest concerns that could complicate his ability to serve as the nation's top diplomat.
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The following year, Fortas, facing new conflict-of-interest accusations related to his personal finances, would resign from the court.
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It can be an agnostic player and provide a comprehensive view of what's around you without any conflict of interest.
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Here's the catch: Both of these agents work for the same brokerage firm, which could create a conflict of interest.
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Looking into suspected misconduct by past and current employees of his office would create a conflict of interest, he argued.
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The conflict of interest here is obvious and gruesome, yet Spark's CEO Jeffrey Marrazzo is getting a $22 million payout.
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The gambit threatened to introduce a new conflict of interest into talks to ease the President's trade war with China.
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Although these arrangements are legal, they represent a potential conflict of interest—and their cost is not disclosed to investors.
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The conflict of interest rule for advisors issued by the Labor Department earlier this month promises greater protections for investors.
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To end this conflict of interest, I would strongly urge the suspension of the Clinton Foundation during any Clinton presidency.
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I believe there's a huge conflict of interest when local prosecutors investigate cases of police violence within their own communities.
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"Hillary Clinton doesn't have a conflict of interest with charitable work," campaign manager Robby Mook asserted on MSNBC's Morning Joe.
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Some conflict-of-interest provisions had been waived, however, because members of the panel were experts who served part-time.
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This fact raises obvious questions about an inherent conflict of interest: The organization's customers are businesses, not taxpayers or consumers.
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Grinstaff has a financial conflict of interest because he stands to profit if these condoms turn out to be popular.
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Thakur, who experienced sexual harassment early on in her career, highlights the fact that HR has a conflict of interest.
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The 2008 and 2012 cases involved Thaksin's alleged conflict of interest in a telecoms concession and suspected abuse of power.
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The Croatian parliament is due to hold a no-confidence vote over Karamarko's alleged conflict of interest by June 18.
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Six current and previous board members all noted that the EPA already has stringent conflict-of-interest rules in place.
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He was involved in a land deal with the chair of Halliburton, which may have violated conflict of interest rules.
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He had said there was a conflict of interest for coach Rod Ellingworth because of his positions at Team Sky.
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The arrangement is financially murky, documents show, backed by an outside investor and fraught with a potential conflict of interest.
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Because its alignment with Trump has created a massive conflict of interest that has finally erupted into the public view.
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Mandy Smithberger, director of POGO's Straus Military Reform Project, said even Mattis' unpaid role raises potential conflict of interest questions.
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The step was required by new conflict-of-interest legislation that applied to him as finance minister at the time.
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During his recent New York Times interview, the President suggested that there are conflict-of-interest problems in Mueller's office.
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The report criticized Caterpillar's accountants, PricewaterhouseCoopers, saying its dual roles as auditor and tax consultant represented a conflict of interest.
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Questions continue to loom about a potential conflict of interest with her family's foundation during her tenure at Foggy Bottom.
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President-elect Donald Trump and his family have exacerbated concerns about conflict of interest complications in the last two weeks.
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Ever since Trump nominated Pruitt in December, Democrats and environmentalists have hounded the EPA chief with conflict of interest allegations.
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The circumstances are so unusual, in fact, that they are not even contemplated by the Senate's Conflict of Interest rules.
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The committee believes this is an inherent conflict of interest and is a major reason for this good government proposal.
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The CFP Board, as it is known, has already been through the process of imposing a conflict of interest standard.
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There is no reason for that because I do not violate Czech nor European legal rules regarding conflict of interest.
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Conflict of interest restrictions can prevent aides from accepting discounted legal advice or finding firms unaffiliated with the White House.
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The emails have so far been circumstantial, although independent watchdogs have said the arrangement raised serious conflict-of-interest concerns.
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The inspector could void any contracts or appointments to the panel if he or she finds a conflict of interest.
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"The law's totally on my side, the president can't have a conflict of interest," he told the New York Times.
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It's not the first time the New York Fed has been dogged by the perception of a conflict of interest.
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Some lawmakers suggested Trump's nominee would have a conflict of interest in any court cases related to the investigation. Sen.
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Mr Trump had investments in Turkey (and claimed to have a "little conflict" of interest there) before he became president.
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But Engel, 44, could also have a conflict of interest, having worked as a lawyer for President Trump's transition team.
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The setup has drawn criticism from ethics watchdogs, who say it allows for the appearance of a conflict of interest.
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SAB members retain their full-time jobs while they serve, which thus constitutes a conflict of interest for these advisors.
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Sessions was a major policy adviser to Trump's campaign and said he recused himself for the potential conflict of interest.
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And at what point does the difference between an apparent conflict of interest and an actual conflict cease to matter?
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On the face of it, this seems like a conflict of interest, of the sort clearly forbidden by federal law.
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The law enforcement official said the district attorney's office would not prosecute the case, citing the potential conflict of interest.
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They demanded the resignation of Slovakia's police chief, also a subject of Kuciak's reporting, over his perceived conflict of interest.
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Clearly, there is the potential for a conflict of interest here and one that readers should be made aware of.
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The exemption does not dissipate any conflict of interest, but simply places it outside the scope of federal criminal law.
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Protesters chanted "do your job!" as Chaffetz tried to explain Trump, as president, is exempt from conflict of interest laws.
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"After consultation with ethics counsel, we are certain no conflict of interest exists," Baez and Sullivan said in a statement.
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He also didn't disclose his wife's top White House job as a potential conflict of interest on his Senate questionnaire.
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The Justice Department must have evidence of a crime and a conflict of interest to launch a second special counsel.
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Sears appointed a special committee earlier this year to balance out the potential conflict of interest inherent in ESL's bid.
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Other House Republicans want Rosenstein gone because they think his oversight of the Mueller investigation is a conflict of interest.
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Facebook told CoinDesk this was to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, which is exactly what it was.
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Putting aside such rank conflict of interest (as Pursey himself has done) we need to evaluate Pursey's facts and motives.
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When it won the job advising the oversight board, McKinsey signed a three-page Vendor Conflict of Interest Disclosure Certification.
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His opponents have said that represents a conflict of interest, because the government is negotiating the value of such claims.
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Ms. Trump chose a formal, unpaid administration role, requiring her to comply with federal conflict-of-interest and ethics rules.
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Babis transferred ownership of Agrofert to two trust funds in 2017 to comply with a law on conflict of interest.
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His focus on Democrats working for Mr. Mueller could be aimed at demonstrating conflict of interest that would merit dismissal.
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Mr. Angelle, agency officials note, has sold off any industry stock assets to comply with federal conflict-of-interest rules.
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Joe Gonzales rejected any suggestion of a conflict of interest, saying his son had earned the job on his own.
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It also opens up yet another line of inquiry about potential corruption and conflict of interest in the White House.
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Israeli news reports, citing unnamed sources, said Mr. Molho was suspected of a conflict of interest and breach of trust.
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In the event of a conflict of interest, the attorney general could employ a special counsel to handle a prosecution.
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"It is hard to see this as anything but a conflict of interest and an abuse of position," Wyden said.
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Defense lawyers frequently share information during investigations, but they must stop when doing so would pose a conflict of interest.
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The corporate courtship of these teachers brings with it profound new conflict-of-interest issues for the nation's public schools.
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Some within Nissan and its board see this as a troubling conflict of interest, say people familiar with the concerns.
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The included changes to the agency's whistleblower program and a new conflict-of-interest rule for brokers adopted in 2019.
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The watchdog found that other employees were also aware of the potential conflict of interest but failed to report it.
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All of this was held in the name of a company he failed to disclose on conflict of interest forms.
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But the president may be perceived as having a conflict of interest, since Comey was investigating people close to him.
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"Kent testified that he raised this issue - the perception of a conflict of interest - that was problematic," the source said.
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There is a new conflict of interest with Prada becoming the title sponsor for the entire regatta, replacing Louis Vuitton.
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The arrangement has drawn criticism from ethics watchdogs, who say it allows for the appearance of a conflict of interest.
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She took great pains to avoid any conflict of interest that might undermine people's trust in her work or profession.
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"The law's totally on my side, the president can't have a conflict of interest," Trump told the New York Times.
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"I have a little conflict of interest because I have a major, major building in Istanbul," he said in 2015.
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"We do not believe that the conflict of interest, as envisaged by [lawmakers], will even arise," said the operating agreement.
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Some critics have suggested that Mr. Trump's business and personal dealings with Deutsche Bank could pose a conflict of interest.
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And you are doing this over and over again in situations that are just obviously ripe with conflict of interest.
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Guests on Hannity's show have alleged that the special counsel has a "conflict of interest" 220 times, the study found.
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However, the researchers also included a long list of conflict of interest disclosures, including some pharmaceutical companies and the NFL.
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"Secretary Ross has not violated any conflict of interest law or regulation," Ross's attorney Theodore Kassinger said earlier this week.
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The purchase poses a serious risk of conflict of interest given that the CDC helps lead efforts to prevent smoking.
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Citing this lack of clarity, Wehrum refused to sign a "recusal letter" detailing individual clients and potential conflict of interest.
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And yes, there's an inherent conflict of interest when the owners of a marketplace are also competing in that marketplace.
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Unfortunately, Elsbeth won't be much help this time because there's a conflict of interest that prevents her from representing Peter.
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Critics say Hillary Clinton's ties to her family's charitable organization would present a conflict of interest for her possible presidency.
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Schultz did claim in the town hall meeting that setting up a blind trust would remove any conflict of interest.
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But he decided not to accept the post after questions were raised about nepotism and a possible conflict of interest.
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Early in 2017, legal advisers for the National Security Council agreed that Mr. Flynn had a potential conflict of interest.
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The big picture: Congressional Democrats are investigating Trump for a potential conflict of interest over military spending at Prestwick Airport.
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Agency officials have argued that advisers who have received grants from the EPA for research have a conflict of interest.
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" Responding to Hyperallergic's request for comment, a spokesperson for Gagosian Art Advisory said that "there is no conflict of interest.
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Conflict of interest information is often buried deep at the end of an article, just before the list of citations.
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The Baltimore Sun reported that the mayor did not recuse herself from the vote despite the apparent conflict of interest.
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"We have a conflict of interest with the government," said Bahman Esghi, the secretary general of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce.
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The issue with Islam, Campbell has stated, is the conflict of interest it perceives due to his work at Third Point.
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Cohn owns about 872,712 Goldman shares, according to filings, and he may decide to sell to avoid a conflict of interest.
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Cohn owns about 902,000 Goldman shares, according to FactSet, which he may decide to sell to avoid a conflict of interest.
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Misconduct Tsang was accused of having a conflict of interest over the purchase of the flat, which he did not reveal.
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She has also found due process violations when judges serve on cases in which they have an apparent conflict of interest.
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" But Graham also added that "questions about the conflict of interest regarding Hunter Biden in the Ukraine need to be asked.
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"There could be a conflict of interest, and that could have [led] to confirmation bias," he told BuzzFeed News by email.
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Nonetheless, the risk of a conflict of interest at the FIA is something that might concern competition authorities and other regulators.
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More than half of the issue was sold to Perpetual Treasuries in what has been criticised as a conflict of interest.
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Flashback: Following his 2016 election win, Trump said he would dissolve the foundation to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest.
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University officials had said Tracy was terminated for failing to submit forms explaining his outside activities for conflict of interest review.
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Consequently, some preventive procedures, like the reporting of clients' suspicious transactions, could be compromised because of a potential conflict of interest.
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Lessin said she believes in conflict of interest disclosures and said she would have included whatever language the editors had requested.
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Companies' choices are even more limited because conflict-of-interest rules forbid the same firms from selling consulting and audit services.
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Mr McCabe's defenders note, in vain, that he flagged up his wife's candidacy and was cleared of a conflict of interest.
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If Barr has a conflict of interest regarding Epstein's 2008 plea deal, the same conflict should apply to the current prosecution.
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" OLAF said last month its investigation "revealed not only serious irregularities in most of the projects, but also conflict of interest.
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We take this action to avoid the potential for any apparent conflict of interest, consistent with the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Attorney's Act.
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Rosenstein will have to recuse himself from any supervisory role in the Mueller investigation due to this possible conflict of interest.
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What do you think is getting in the way of the nutrition community doing something about its conflict of interest problem?
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But King, who voted for Hillary Clinton, said she believes Trump's role in the White House represents a conflict of interest.
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While the questions around conflict of interest remain open, there's another question lingering in the air: what exactly is neurofeedback technology?
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He and his wife Ivanka Trump are expected to sell off some of their holdings to address conflict-of-interest questions.
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Anatel asked Viana on Tuesday to assess whether business relations between PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte and Oi would present a conflict of interest.
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In December, Trump announced plans to dissolve his charitable foundation in order to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
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Cruz, however, has an unresolvable conflict of interest in this matter, which should disqualify him from participating directly in the proceedings.
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That is the promise of the fiduciary standard, and it is what the Department of Labor's "conflict of interest" rule delivers.
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Strip back the narrative, and the truth of the matter is that Henry's role at Sky represents a conflict of interest.
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This raised the hackles of Democratic lawmakers who said the move was a conflict of interest because of his refinery stake.
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" Simon found the conflict of interest during this election to be "the most blatant that I can remember… beyond the pale.
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"It would be a clear conflict of interest for WADA to do so and then regulate its own operations," it said.
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The regulations require that the special counsel only be fired for "good cause," such as malfeasance or a conflict of interest.
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Ross told the paper that the shares were worth $85033,700, well below the $15,000 threshold for a possible conflict of interest.
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Rather, there could be a motion to the court to remove him from the investigation based on his conflict of interest.
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The IG referred its probe into the deal to the Department of Justice for potential prosecution of conflict of interest laws.
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On Wednesday, 150 groups sent a letter to Congress calling Bernhardt a "walking conflict of interest" given his private-sector history.
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Why is a grant to a scientist considered a conflict of interest, but a grant to a government agency employee isn't?
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In court on Thursday, Chutkan said the government had made her aware of a potential conflict of interest with Butina's attorney.
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That potential conflict of interest led him to recuse himself from the investigation into alleged collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia.
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They all pleaded not guilty to the charges, which include conflict of interest, abuse of office and dealing with suspect property.
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"The health organizations themselves have a duty to stop accepting this money," Aaron said, because it creates a conflict of interest.
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CREW alleged Cadre could benefit from raising these funds for the opportunity zones, creating a financial conflict of interest for Trump.
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To be sure, physicians who disclose a financial conflict of interest or a specialty bias do not necessarily give poor advice.
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But buying debt from institutions directly supervised by the ECB is politically and legally contentious, raising questions about conflict of interest.
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Lessin said she believes in conflict of interest disclosures and said she would have included whatever language the editors had requested.
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If Legere were to leave T-Mobile for WeWork, it could raise at least the perception of a conflict of interest.
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The only way the American public will see whether he has a conflict of interest... PENCE: No, he hasn't said that.
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Giuliani refuses to do so either but does note that it's on Mueller to reveal this alleged conflict of interest. Perfect!
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That is especially true if Trump's own conflict of interest questions are not resolved cleanly enough for Democrats by that point.
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Neither of the two experts had seen the data before and both said they had no conflict of interest over glyphosate.
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The potential conflict of interest that this poses for the weekly newspaper has been a recurring theme throughout the Republican primary.
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"We are not investing in currencies because we do not want even the appearance of a conflict of interest," Hirji said.
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Trump has repeatedly come under fire from critics who say his business interests present a conflict of interest with his presidency.
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They asked the agency for documents about the lease, profit and expense projections and legal memos about the conflict of interest.
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Trump hastily walked back the G7 decision after reports surfaced that Republican lawmakers refused to defend the perceived conflict of interest.
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He declared that "the law's totally on my side" when it comes to questions about conflict of interest and ethics laws.
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The Kunsthalle does not have its own collection and does not purchase artworks, so there was no potential conflict of interest.
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The president has never full addressed the allegations of conflict of interest and corruption associated with the so-called White House.
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"I think that was a conflict of interest because of the campaign donation," he told Reuters, citing Musso's donations to Wilcher.
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In a September ethics agreement, Dr. Fitzgerald said she would divest from many stocks that might pose a conflict of interest.
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And ultimately, a generation of new resistance fighters might find themselves in a conflict of interest with Godfathers-turned-freedom fighters.
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Kamala Harris of California pushed him to recuse himself from these cases based on what she called his conflict of interest.
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Baselga did not adhere to the high standards pertaining to conflict of interest disclosures that the A.A.C.R. expects of its leadership.
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Mr. Trudeau has taken the position that the Justice Committee hearings and the conflict of interest investigation are all that's needed.
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Mr. Hatch said Mr. Azar's experience as a drug company executive, far from creating a conflict of interest, was an asset.
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The relationship between the prosecutor's office and law enforcement is so close, and therein lies the definition of conflict of interest.
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"The situation has evolved so that Joe Lhota himself decides if Joe Lhota has a conflict of interest," Ms. Lerner said.
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But that's done little to tamp down questions from Republicans, particularly on whether or not there was a conflict of interest.
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But the decision to push ahead has generated conflict-of-interest questions about the mixing of presidential duties with family business.
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In addition to the Greenbrier example, CLC's report includes two other allegations of possible violations of the conflict of interest law.
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"Given your direct involvement in the scandal, you have a profound conflict of interest and you must recuse yourself," they wrote.
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The Times didn't work the potential conflict of interest into its coverage of Tillerson's nomination until about 6:30 Tuesday night.
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That possibility raised the prospect of a conflict of interest if Mr. Trump were to retain a stake in his business.
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He refused to see that even if he didn't violate insider-trading laws, his investments represented a huge conflict of interest.
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As Mr. Trump has noted several times, federal conflict-of-interest laws apply to other officials, but not to the president.
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But Mr. Trump's situation is unprecedented because it involves a wealthy president acting to avoid an appearance of conflict of interest.
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"At this point there is no conflict of interest for us to look into this matter," Hood said in July 2018.
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But reasonable people could believe that President Trump was motivated to fire him by reasons that suggest a conflict of interest.
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The conflict of interest was blatant, but somehow most national analysts still don't understand how huge a political factor this was.
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He did so again on Friday when he was asked whether his son's work in Ukraine represented a conflict of interest.
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He said every investor and entrepreneur should think twice about the potential conflict of interest stemming from information sharing at Amazon.
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Lord's piece charges Todd with having a conflict of interest due to his wife's past consulting work with Democrats including Sen.
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As soon as Trump was sworn-in as president, groups were ready to challenge the lease as a conflict of interest.
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The attorney general has a conflict of interest and can't credibly pursue shocking evidence of attempts to fix the presidential election.
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The state agency has taken over prosecution of the case because of the conflict of interest with the District Attorney's Office.
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"I have a little conflict of interest 'cause I have a major, major building in Istanbul," Trump said during the campaign.
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High-ranking federal officials are barred from being involved in matters affecting their own financial holdings over conflict of interest concerns.
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"It is hard to see this as anything but a conflict of interest and an abuse of position," Mr. Wyden said.
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He was just doing this out of his ethical heart, since there are no conflict-of-interest rules for the president.
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In December, with controversy swirling around the pension fund, Mr. Haywood told The Linewaiters Gazette that no conflict of interest existed.
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At the time, Pallone and his Democratic colleagues questioned whether Konkus's outside employment raised a conflict of interest Read more here.
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Burisma, and its owner, Mykola Zlochevsky, had faced investigative scrutiny from Shokin's office, presenting a potential conflict of interest for Biden.
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Mr. Kearney said all conflicts that violate the academies' conflict-of-interest policy had been disclosed when the panel was announced.
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But, as the Environmental Working Group and other advocacy organizations have pointed out, it also creates a substantial conflict of interest.
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The paper says that there is no conflict of interest, and that it does not tolerate biased coverage of any kind.
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The biofuels industry and Democrats blasted his efforts, saying his ownership in refining company CVR Energy created a conflict of interest.
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People typically think to look for funding and conflict of interest statements when reading new studies, and so did the researchers.
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Pruitt's most anti-environment quality, however, is conflict of interest, stemming from his mutualistic relationship with the oil and gas industry.
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"When 30,000 jobs are on the line, the government must avoid the impression of a conflict of interest," De Masi added.
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Peters said that Key has a 'massive conflict of interest' because he is also on the board of ANZ's Australian parent.
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York is unable to find a single person willing to go on the record as supporting his conflict of interest theory.
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"Having carefully reviewed the applicable ethical rules and precedent in light of the substance and scope of our representations, our firm has concluded that there is no current or foreseeable conflict of interest, and that we have taken appropriate steps to avoid any such conflict of interest arising in the course of the case," Trach wrote.
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" On a potential conflict of interests between his companies and his presidency: "I understand why the president can't have a conflict of interest now because everything a president does in some ways is like a conflict of interest, but I have, I've built a very great company and it's a big company and it's all over the world.
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Putin's preference for Trump was influenced by Trump's business background, which has created conflict-of-interest problems for the incoming Trump administration.
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Americans have a right to a president who not only avoids corruption by personal conflict of interest but the appearance of corruption.
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"The law is totally on my side, meaning, the President can't have a conflict of interest," Trump told The New York Times.
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Kian's attorney Mark MacDougall called it a "textbook conflict of interest" when Covington continued to represent both Flynn and the lobbying group.
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On previous occasions, I've written about the blunt way legendary New York Times editor Abe Rosenthal dealt with a conflict of interest.
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The Senate committee said PricewaterhouseCoopers "raised significant conflict of interest concerns" by also serving as Caterpillar's auditor during the time in question.
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Following what many saw as a conflict of interest with Trump targeting the retailer, Nordstrom was met with a flurry of support.
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According to the Post, an attorney general can terminate the special counsel should he deem a conflict of interest is in play.
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The Slovak-born Babis moved Agrofert and other assets into trust funds earlier this year to meet new conflict of interest legislation.
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Any plans to work with Moscow could be seen as a conflict of interest for someone seeking to represent the United States.
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Founders Daniel Schreiber and Shai Wininger created this business model to eliminate the conflict of interest between the insurer and the insured.
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As minister, he has kept his post as the head of the Bangladesh Road Transport Workers' Federation—a clear conflict of interest.
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Members of the integrity unit's advisory board have side jobs that create the appearance of a conflict of interest, the report found.
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LendingClub's former CEO, Renaud Laplanche, turned into an overnight poster child for reported conflict of interest issues in the online lending business.
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If there is a conflict of interest at some point and it&aposs born to be true, it would jeopardize the investigation.
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Critics had charged that the hotel housed in a former post office building constituted a conflict of interest for President Donald Trump.
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"Potentially you have a conflict of interest when policing sport and trying to get sponsors at the same time," says Mr Niggli.
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A flurry of media reports examining the deal and the potential conflict of interest led the two sides to break off talks.
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Donald Trump may be denying a conflict of interest between his sprawling private business and his job as president-elect, but Sen.
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Yet the most troubling aspect of the Callisto Expansion is the thorny conflict of interest embedded in the DNA of this project.
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What happened yesterday—Trump attacking a major US department store chain from the official POTUS Twitter account—wasn't a conflict of interest.
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Assets that risk a conflict of interest are sold off over time and replaced with assets the official is not informed about.
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Fairplane also saw a conflict of interest in appointing the same administrators for Niki and its German parent and debtor Air Berlin.
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" Cornyn recounted the basics of his conversation with Clinton as "there would not be any conflict of interest, either real or perceived.
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Critics say the Clinton Foundation could become a conflict of interest for Hillary Clinton if she enters the Oval Office next January.
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"A lot of the American people would see that as a huge conflict of interest and just plain wrong," says Hobert Flynn.
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At other times, an eight-person court has been caused by justices recusing themselves when they have a possible conflict of interest.
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But the conflict of interest raised by H.R. 6392 can and must be dealt with immediately by voting this misguided legislation down.
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That is why we strongly support the Department of Labor's recently finalized "conflict of interest" proposal to update this ineffective 1975 rule.
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But his main complaint is the conflict of interest arising when parties control the sources of data which they themselves use extensively.
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Critics have frequently argued the Trump family's vast business empire may present a conflict of interest to the president and his administration.
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The DOL's fiduciary rule requires brokers to put client's interests first by avoiding investment products that could present a conflict of interest.
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They have also raised concerns over Whitaker's public comments denouncing the Mueller probe, claiming that they amount to a conflict of interest.
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The report raised conflict of interest concerns, and the acting head of the Office of Government Ethics admonished him at the time.
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In the letter, Jordan and Meadows suggested Davis's representation of Cohen raised conflict of interest issues, citing his connections to the Clintons.
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It disallows funds for lobbying organizations or to any agent who engages in what may be seen as a conflict of interest.
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As with many conflict of interest problems in the Trump era, Giuliani's activities involve an innovative merging of private and public interests.
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They judged his continued role as an adviser to Silver Lake, an American technology-investment firm, to cause a conflict of interest.
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Recusal is an appropriate remedy when someone has a conflict of interest that would make it impossible to judge a case fairly.
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Accuracy in Media, a conservative media watchdog group, agreed that Hannity erred by failing to publicly state a potential conflict of interest.
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Dion found Trudeau had contravened conflict of interest rules forbidding public office holders from trying to improperly further another person's private interests.
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Bernie Sanders, Clinton's only remaining Democratic challenger, said that foundation donors like Saudi Arabia created the appearance of a conflict of interest.
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Democrats and others have charged that the arrangement presents, at the very least, an appearance of a conflict of interest for Pruitt.
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He resigned from his post at that law firm this week to take a role in government without a conflict of interest.
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Environmentalists worry he will support expanded fossil fuel development on public lands, arguing his private sector experience raises conflict of interest concerns.
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BofI Federal Bank faced a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into its lending practices and conflict of interest policies until last year.
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The purchase raises conflict of interest questions because Inhofe is now the leader of the Senate committee that approves the Pentagon's budget.
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The financial incentive creates a conflict of interest for local elected officials and camera companies to game the system in their favor.
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He left in good standing, but his exit was hastened, because M.I.6 regarded his plans as a potential conflict of interest.
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Elliott felt that some of Hess's board members had a conflict of interest, and eventually pressed for the sale of the company.
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Soon after Mueller was appointed, I wrote a column detailing what I considered a conflict of interest for both him and Rosenstein.
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Mr. Trump said Judge Curiel had a "conflict of interest" in the case because of Mr. Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico.
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Some industry watchers have complained that the client-customer relationship between those firms and financial institutions could create a conflict of interest.
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The Attorney General can appoint a special counsel when the DOJ might face a conflict of interest or if "extraordinary circumstances" occur.
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During the campaign, Trump promised that he would separate himself from his businesses to avoid any perception of a conflict of interest.
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This remains a major issue for him, so many people in Iceland see his wife's account as an incredible conflict of interest.
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Some in the media have also suggested that President Trump's business relationship with Justice Kennedy's son's employer created a conflict-of-interest.
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Foreign donations to the foundation while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state raised questions of conflict of interest during her presidential campaign.
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He and his aides made the decision to return the contribution, he said, to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
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To shield himself from conflict-of-interest charges, Mr. Scott created a $73.8 million investment account that he called a blind trust.
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"We want a healthy, void-of-conflict-of-interest relationship between people who create products for education and their customers," she said.
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But Wednesday's tweet is different since it's not just an implication of bias — it's a direct accusation of a conflict of interest.
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Some government ethics lawyers say those conversations — never hidden, but not previously reported — create the appearance of a potential conflict of interest.
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Say things that are critical of Jews, and now the judge presumably has to step aside because of a conflict of interest.
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Judge Toomin agreed that there was no proof that Ms. Foxx had a conflict of interest, but he rejected her other arguments.
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Though they were wary of the conflict of interest, they approved her design for the upper half of the fountain in 1862.
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The president had said after the 20173 election that to avoid any appearance of conflict of interest, he would dissolve the foundation.
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Then Mr. Becerra's office quietly closed its investigation, also saying it also wanted to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
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Yes, them getting paid in leftovers does create a conflict of interest which results in the population often receiving small food portions.
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Specifically, you could be asked whether there's a conflict of interest with an employee (even independent contractors, clients, and vendors), Taylor explains.
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The darkest groups within this institution cannot be invited to join a democratic movement — that would produce an instant conflict of interest.
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When we think of biases in research, the one that most often makes the news is a researcher's financial conflict of interest.
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Mr. Boies told me that he didn't view any of this as a conflict of interest with his work for The Times.
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Rather, it followed a determination that a member of the board's Republican majority had a conflict of interest in the earlier vote.
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" Mr. Mirijanian added that, with regard to the tax legislation, Mr. Kushner "has avoided work that would pose any conflict of interest.
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I don't know how many times it was said by the managers that the Biden conflict of interest allegation has been debunked.
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Citing multiple news reports and testimony from witnesses, Bondi cast the company as corrupt and Biden's involvement as a conflict of interest.
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Giuliani later conceded that prosecutors from the Department of Justice should take the lead going forward, to avoid a conflict of interest.
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And like any good monarchy, our ruling family sees no conflict of interest between its personal businesses and those of the state.
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Most of Otto's core employees had previously worked for Google and she expected there could be potential for a conflict of interest.
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Already, Trump has flirted with treason, flouted conflict-of-interest rules, bullied dissidents and blown off the advice of seasoned public servants.
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Do you agree that Hunter Biden on the board of Burisma has the potential for the appearance of a conflict of interest?
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Its conflict-of-interest rule is vague and leaders have taken no position on whether members can vote on and receive subsidies.
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Arbitration clauses prevent consumers from filing class-action lawsuits, and judicial rules to limit conflict of interest do not apply to arbitration.
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US government officials though had raised concerns that Biden&aposs son working for Burisma did raise questions over potential conflict of interest.
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Although a subsidiary of Fosun owns a slice of Gestifute's holding company, the Football League determined there was no conflict of interest.
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In addition to giving the agency full discretion over when to discharge a loan, it sets up an inherent conflict of interest.
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Speaker: The president's council has argued that Hunter Biden's involvement with Burisma created a conflict of interest for his father, Joe Biden.
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"There is an inherent conflict of interest between abortion providers and their patients regarding state health and safety regulations," the brief reads.
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The mutual fund T. Rowe Price, a NetSuite investor, opposed the acquisition on the grounds that it represented a conflict of interest.
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The media did not even bother analyzing Trump's assertion that Curiel's ethnicity in fact represented a conflict of interest in the case.
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The president claims that there is no conflict of interest and has offered to be recused from any decisions involving the super.
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Many government and private ethics watchdogs said the president should have gone farther, divesting assets that could cause a conflict of interest.
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We have now heard testimony from the Democrats' own witnesses that diplomats were concerned about a conflict of interest involving Hunter Biden.
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Mr. Brennan, representing himself, argued on Wednesday that a special prosecutor was necessary to remove the appearance of a conflict of interest.
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A spokesman for Tymkovich said that the judge would have no comment on the Kavanaugh referral or any potential conflict of interest.
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Trump hasn't even been president-elect for a month, and all of the liberals are calling him out on conflict of interest.
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Talley did not list his wife as a family member who could present a potential conflict of interest on his Senate questionnaire.
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But all stressed that they've seen no clear evidence of improper activity or a conflict of interest, and none has emerged publicly.
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Democrats are now investigating whether increased military spending at another Trump resort -- Turnberry -- on Scotland's West Coast represents a conflict of interest.
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The main conflict-of-interest statutes exempt the president from their prohibitions, but there are other laws that apply to Mr. Trump.
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The poll shows 54 percent of voters see some type of conflict of interest, and only 16 percent said there wasn't one.
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Also common in these plugs is a lack of disclosure, which may mean the buyer is unaware of a conflict of interest.
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"A lot of the nominees are going to be subject to the same conflict-of-interest problems as Trump," the aide said.
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Presidents aren't legally required to give up their businesses and investments that could be a conflict of interest while they're in office.
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"Among other reasons that dealers have a conflict of interest is in doing the due diligence," she wrote to Hyperallergic over email.
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There were complaints about a potential conflict of interest on the part of Mr Kushner, who advises Mr Trump on relations with China.
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Some of the experts were later engaged as consultants in the restructuring process for hefty fees, prompting the opposition's conflict-of-interest claim.
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The nomination process was also derailed by Puzder's attempts to disentangle his financial assets from anything that might constitute a conflict of interest.
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He said he was confident in his lawyer's representation and waived his future right to appeal based on a conflict of interest claim.
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Towne says the new state's attorney, Karen Donnelly, doesn't have a conflict of interest, and so he expects the request to be dismissed.
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In addition, the UN continues to ignore the conflict of interest of dealing with criminal accusations against its own personnel, the group said.
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"I felt that I was very much going to be winning, and I think I would have a conflict of interest," he explained.
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"This is a major conflict of interest but I knew there was shadiness going on behind the scenes," she told The Daily Beast.
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There also appears to be a conflict of interest between the privately held companies and those who helped design the framework of Aadhaar.
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But the administration's focus on this particular temporary visa program and the hotel industry may raise a conflict of interest for the president.
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" Mendel further characterized questions about her having a conflict of interest while writing the Biden story as a "conspiracy" that "is quite illogical.
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But if Ivanka's running the company, then isn't it a huge conflict of interest for her to be involved in internal policy discussions?
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"You're really not going to like this part: The President, under the law, is exempt from the conflict of interest laws," he said.
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The FIA's own code of ethics requires all of its "Parties" (including the FIA itself) to "endeavour to avoid any conflict of interest".
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It was owned by Babis until last year, when he put it into a trust fund to meet new conflict of interest laws.
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The only way to resolve this conflict of interest is to put social care in the community under the control of the NHS.
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Many of Mr Zeman's own advisers have potential conflict-of-interest problems, and he intends to challenge the law in the constitutional court.
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Gohmert insinuated that Mueller had a conflict of interest because he was longtime friends with former FBI director James Comey, whom Trump fired.
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This was an obvious conflict of interest and, perhaps predictably, Jia used his position at Lucid to block potential investments in that company.
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And the Wall Street Journal story highlighted potential conflict of interest on the part of Amazon Studio executives Joe Lewis and Roy Price.
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On Friday, the Council's ethics committee announced new charges, including disorderly conduct and conflict-of-interest violations, against Mr. King, a Bronx Democrat.
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Giving away research free could be considered an inducement to do business which would create a conflict of interest for investors, regulators say.
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"The federal code could not be clearer – Mueller is compromised by his apparent conflict of interest in being close with James Comey," Rep.
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While this could be construed as a conflict of interest, Tobin believes it is in line with Battery's history of investing in fintech.
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And while the response paper mentions the institutions and companies each author is affiliated with, there is no clear conflict of interest section.
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D'Ales said FIFA had now completely dropped accusations of corruption and only talks about "a possible conflict of interest and lack of loyalty".
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Given all of his conflicts, he could best serve the country by resigning to prevent further political turmoil over that conflict of interest.
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Voters think he has done too little to fight crime and corruption and, after a conflict-of-interest scandal, they doubt his honesty.
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Several government and private ethics watchdogs said he should have gone further, divesting himself of assets that could cause a conflict of interest.
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He called her dishonest, accused her of bias and a conflict of interest, and said flat-out that he did not like her.
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And in fact, his wife worked for the Fusion GPS, so he might have a conflict of interest under the Justice Department rules.
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Benneteau also criticised Federer's Laver Cup project, saying the exhibition team event, in which Tiley is also involved, represented a conflict of interest.
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"[Schnatter] would probably have to show a conflict of interest with the board, which isn't easy to do in this situation," Henning said.
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For comparison, Fox News recently suspended Newt Gingrich in order to avoid a conflict of interest, as he is on Trump's VP shortlist.
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It seems to me sports leagues around the world face a conflict of interest when it comes to match-fixing and gambling fraud.
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On Wednesday, he declined to say he would recuse himself from handling these cases to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
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Trump insisted that created a huge conflict of interest when Mueller was named special counsel, and said he'd reveal others in the future.
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The insurer said it had fired Peter Moyo, its suspended chief executive, citing a conflict of interest with an investment firm he founded.
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Last week, they telegraphed questions for Pruitt designed to probe conflict of interest concerns and his belief in the science behind climate change.
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The fact it accepted corporate and foreign donations sparked criticism that it represented a conflict of interest while Clinton was secretary of state.
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Accounting firms are required to ensure there is no conflict of interest when conducting audit and non-audit work for the same customer.
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At the meeting on Monday, one investor expressed concern that Dauman's appointment as Redstone's health care agent might be a conflict of interest.
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The whole point of conflict-of-interest laws is that they eliminate the need for choice, and for trust, in the first place.
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A fresh conflict-of-interest allegation has surfaced concerning the First Lady, this one involving a flat in Miami (which she denies owning).
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"I don't see how this in the slightest bit avoids a conflict of interest," Frederick J. Tansill, a trust lawyer, told the newspaper.
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However, spurned by artistic ambitions, she can't completely disengage and it's this conflict of interest that lies at the center of her appeal.
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The ECJ found that the liquidator had a conflict of interest and that Behrends could bring an action on behalf of the bank.
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Because Mr. Trump wants to build a wall along the border with Mexico, the judge has a "conflict of interest," the candidate said.
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