vested interests, n.All

Vested interests (n.) are ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠self-verifying: quote a high official unnamed and you are done; quote a dissident and you need mountains of proof.