conflict of interest
noun phrase
: a conflict between the private interests and the official responsibilities of a person in a position of trust
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Trump has reserved special ire for the network’s George Stephanopoulos and Jonathan Karl in the past and called out Harris and Dana Walden’s friendship as a conflict of interest.
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Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Sep. 2024
The California native took to social media to express his belief that the judge presiding over the case, Kevin M. Farmer, and his ex-wife, Samantha Lee, are colluding against him due to a conflict of interest involving Lee’s legal counsel.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2024
Judge Curtis Farber held the last-minute hearing Tuesday over the typically secretive grand jury proceedings because of a potential conflict of interest between Aidala and the grand jury judge hearing the presentment, the transcript shows.
—CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
At the time, OpenAI said Musk left to avoid a conflict of interest with his other company, Tesla, which was becoming increasingly focused on AI.
—Magdalena Petrova, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2024
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Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Sep. 2024
The California native took to social media to express his belief that the judge presiding over the case, Kevin M. Farmer, and his ex-wife, Samantha Lee, are colluding against him due to a conflict of interest involving Lee’s legal counsel.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2024
Judge Curtis Farber held the last-minute hearing Tuesday over the typically secretive grand jury proceedings because of a potential conflict of interest between Aidala and the grand jury judge hearing the presentment, the transcript shows.
—CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
At the time, OpenAI said Musk left to avoid a conflict of interest with his other company, Tesla, which was becoming increasingly focused on AI.
—Magdalena Petrova, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2024
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