“As the great naturalist Charles Darwin saw clearly, individual and collective interests often coincide, as in the invisible hand narrative. But he also saw that in many other cases, interests at the two levels are squarely in conflict, and that in those cases, individual interests generally trump. That simple observation suggests that market failure is often the result not of insufficient competition (the traditional charge from social critics on the Left), but of the very logic of competition itself.” TwoHandsIndividualLeftSocialInterestSimpleLevelsResultsCasesSawsTrumpConflictLogicCompetitionCriticsInvisibleTraditionalObservationNarrativeCollectivesInsufficientNaturalistInvisible HandMarket Failure Author:Bob Frank
“We'll keep guessing at what it might be that he's hiding. But I think the question is, were Donald Trump ever to get near the White House, what would be those conflicts?” ThinkingMightWould BeHouseWhiteTrumpConflictWhite HouseHidingGuessing Author:Hillary Clinton
“It's really a situation [ Donald Trump's children are involved now in choosing the next government] that no other president had in years and years. He clearly is not going to follow the idea that - generally there is no rule that requires this but there generally is a situation which people are required to put their interests to the side so they don't have a conflict.” PeopleYearsChildrenIdeasGovernmentNextSidesPresidentInterestSituationTrumpInvolvedConflict Author:Brian Ross
“Rudy Giuliani would bring conflicts of interest into any Senate confirmation hearing that would be impossible to clear if confirmation hearings operate under the same gravitational forces that they used to in the pre-Trump era.” IfsWould BeUsedForceInterestClearImpossibleTrumpConflictHearingErasSenateConfirmationConflict Of InterestRudy Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“What I am really worried about is that Donald Trump steps outside norms about, for example, what he does about his business. If he holds on to his business or just lets his kids run it, this opens up enormous possibilities for conflicts of interest.” IfsDoeRunningKidsInterestStepsExamplePossibilityTrumpConflictEnormousWorriedNormConflict Of Interest Author:E. J. Dionne
“[Donald] Trump`s hunt for a cheap enemy right now comes as journalists and members of Congress are looking at potentially serious conflicts of interest at Trump`s sprawling multinational business empire.” InterestEnemySeriousTrumpRight NowConflictMembersCongressJournalistEmpiresHuntsMultinationalsConflict Of Interest Author:Chuck Todd
“[Donald] Trump`s business conflicts are big enough and have come up throughout various aspects of this transition.” EnoughBigsTrumpConflictAspectCome UpVariousTransition Author:Chuck Todd
“Not only can [business conflicts] not be ignored, it needs to be dealt with really front and center before he can conduct [Donald's Trump] presidency.” NeedsFrontsTrumpConflictIgnoredPresidency Author:Chuck Todd
“[Donald Trump] has got his own controversies to deal with. The business conflicts are a big one. But he`s creating new ones. There`s no precedent for it.” BigsDealsTrumpConflictCreatingControversyPrecedent Author:Chuck Todd
“The president-elect [Donald Trump] himself in the interview with "The New York Times" says there is no law that governs conflict of interest in - with the president.” LawPresidentInterestNew YorkTrumpConflictInterviewsNew York TimesConflict Of Interest Author:Chuck Todd
“Donald Trump has said he wants to keep Medicare and Social Security the way they are. Congressman Price along with most Republicans are on record supporting voucherizing Medicare. So there are going to be some conflicts to resolve there.” WayWantSaidSocialRecordsSecurityTrumpRepublicanConflictResolveSocial SecurityMedicareCongressman Author:Mara Liasson
“I think, with Trump, the major point is this guy has business enterprises all over the world. And you're looking just at immense, immense conflict of interest.” ThinkingWorldGuyInterestTrumpConflictMajorsEnterpriseImmenseThis GuyConflict Of Interest Author:Bernie Sanders
“We learned that President-elect [Donald] Trump intends to keep his executive producer title on Celebrity Apprentice. We know he's going to come out later this week and talk about how he's going to handle the overall conflicts of interests, perhaps, with his businesses in the White House.” KnowsHousePresidentInterestWhiteWeekTrumpConflictHandleProducersTitlesExecutivesWhite HouseApprenticeConflict Of Interest Author:George Stephanopoulos
“I think when people voted for Donald Trump, they realized he owned a lot of stuff with his name on it. I think the concern over conflict of interest seems to be higher in the media than the public. People saying, oh, he has to sell all of his stuff.” PeopleThinkingSeemsNamesStuffInterestMediaTrumpHigherConflictConcernSellsConflict Of Interest Author:Rand Paul
“For Donald Trump's business partners around the world, including the developers of this luxury golf course in Dubai, what some in the U.S. may see as a conflict of interest is, for them, money in the bank.” WorldMayCoursesInterestTrumpConflictGolfIncludingPartnersLuxuryAround The WorldGolf CourseDevelopersConflict Of InterestDubaiBusiness Partners Author:Brian Ross
“[Donald] Trump must divest because of his web of domestic and international business relationships that create a conflict of interest for him.” InterestTrumpConflictInternationalConflict Of InterestInternational BusinessBusiness Relationship Author:Norman L. Eisen
“[Donald Trump] has moved to admit that there is a conflict of interest now and he needs to do something.” NeedsInterestTrumpConflictMovedConflict Of Interest Author:Norman L. Eisen
“There's going to be a lot of remedies. [Donald Trump] is also subject to other conflicts laws.The bribery laws are intended to prevent conflicts, for example. He's subject to criminal law. He's subject to civil law. He's going to be subject to litigation. He's already in a lot of cases. This is going to come up in existing litigation and there's going to be new litigation.” LawCasesSubjectsExampleTrumpConflictCome UpCriminalsRemedyBriberyCriminal Law Author:Norman L. Eisen
“With the new Russia allegations coming to the fore once again, the conclusion of the intelligence agencies, we've got to have those [Donald Trump's] taxes to evaluate whether these conflicts go to the heart of our most pressing national security interests.” HeartInterestSecurityTrumpConflictTaxesRussiaConclusionAgencyNational SecurityEvaluateAllegationsIntelligence Agencies Author:Norman L. Eisen
“Right now, what my job is - pardon me? Those are just words. Right now, what my - my job is right now going beyond media conflicts and words is to say that Donald Trump, among other things, told the American people he would not cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and right now Republicans in the House and Senate are doing just that.” PeopleJobsHouseSocialCuttingSecurityMediaTrumpRepublicanRight NowConflictSenateSocial SecurityPardonMedicareMedicaidPardon MeMedicare And Medicaid Author:John Lewis
“Stepping back from running [Donald Trump] positions is meaningless from a conflict of interests perspective. The presidency is a full-time job and he would have had to step back anyway.” RunningJobsInterestStepsPositionPerspectiveTrumpConflictMeaninglessPresidencyFull Time JobsConflict Of InterestStepping Back Author:Reince Priebus
“It's important to understand that the president [Donald Trump] is now entering a world of public service. He's going to be asking his own appointees to make sacrifices. He's going to be asking our men and women in uniform to risk their lives in conflicts around the world.” MenWorldImportantPresidentRiskSacrificeTrumpConflictMen And WomenAskingAround The WorldUniformsEnteringPublic Service Author:Reince Priebus
“I am concerned that Donald Trump walks into the White House a walking conflict of interest in violation of the emoluments clause of the constitution, and the Stock Act. It is important to investigate whether there are financial levers, not just Russia - China, the Emirates. Because he will never make America great again - I don't believe he ever will, but he will not do so if he's beholden to.” IfsBelieveImportantAmericaHouseInterestWhiteWalksTrumpWalkingConflictConcernedConstitutionDon't BelieveFinancialChinaRussiaWhite HouseViolationClausesLeversConflict Of InterestEmirates Author:Katrina vanden Heuvel
“I am quite confident that there are numerous discussions going in various "deep states" throughout the world about how to contain Trump's America geopolitically and economically, given the early indications that his policies will intensify conflict in many parts of the world.” WorldStatesAmericaGivenPolicyTrumpConflictVariousDiscussionIndication Author:Richard A. Falk