Federal judges are required by law to recuse themselves in cases that present conflicts of interest.
Turnbull said he had taken care when he became the communications minister to ensure no investments presented conflicts of interest.
Mr. Trump has been opaque about his questionable global investments in Russia and elsewhere, which could present conflicts of interest as president, particularly if his business interests are left in the hands of his children, as he intends.
Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, appointed last week by President Bush to lead an independent investigation into the Sept. 11 attacks, said today that he would sever ties with any of his global clients if they presented conflicts of interest.
A1 Assurances From Kissinger Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, appointed last week to lead an investigation into the Sept. 11 attacks, said he would sever ties with any of his clients if they presented conflicts of interest.
He is Italy's richest man, with a vast media empire, and his sprawling business history and connections present conflicts of interest that hover like question marks over much of what his government does.
Whether those hometown ties might present conflicts of interest for the paper and Mr. Buffett, Mr. Grueskin said, "It's hard to see how this is any more a conflict than, say, McClatchy owning The Sacramento Bee".
