{"id":2144744,"date":"2024-01-09T17:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T22:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-bidens-art-dealer-testifies-that-democratic-donors-spent-the-most-money-on-his-works\/"},"modified":"2024-01-09T17:54:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T22:54:01","slug":"hunter-bidens-art-dealer-testifies-that-democratic-donors-spent-the-most-money-on-his-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-bidens-art-dealer-testifies-that-democratic-donors-spent-the-most-money-on-his-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden\u2019s art dealer confirms Democratic donors as top spenders on his artwork"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhunter-bidens-art-dealer-testifies-that-democratic-donors-spent-the-most-money-on-his-works%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2144744&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Hunter Biden\u2019s Art\u2062 Dealer Confirms \u2063Democratic Donors Purchased\u200c Majority of His\u2064 Art<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Hunter Biden\u2019s art dealer, Georges Berges, confirmed \u200cduring a transcribed interview with congressional investigators that Democratic donors have purchased the \u2063majority of \u200dthe president\u2019s son\u2019s\u2063 art.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Berges\u2019s testimony with \u200dthe House Oversight Committee staff, which is conducting \u200cthe impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, comes after reports that a major democratic\u200b donor purchased artwork from Hunter Biden both before \u200dand after \u200dbeing appointed to a prestigious board \u2063by the president.<\/p>\n<p>The donor, Elizabeth Hirsh Naftali, purchased $42,000 worth of art from\u2064 the\u2063 president\u2019s son in February 2021 before \u2063she was\u2064 appointed to the Commission for the Preservation of \u200bAmerica\u2019s Heritage Abroad by Joe\u200d Biden in July 2022. Months later, in December 2022, Naftali would \u2064purchase more art from Biden for $52,000.<\/p>\n<p>Naftali wasn\u2019t the only Democratic donor to purchase Hunter Biden\u2019s art. Berges \u2063confirmed that\u200d Kevin Morris, a Democratic donor,\u200b bought Hunter Biden\u2019s art for $875,000, according to a \u2064source. IRS whistleblower documents \u200balso reveal\u2064 that Morris gave $4.9 million in\u2063 loans to Hunter Biden from \u20622020 to 2022.<\/p>\n<p>According to a source familiar with the transcribed interview, Berges testified that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-democratic-donors-and-biden-allies-found-in-david-weisss-office\/\" title=\"Democratic donors and Biden allies discovered in David Weiss's office during Hunter Biden investigation.\">democratic\u200b donors<\/a> have spent the most money on Hunter Biden\u2019s art but\u200d did not\u200c necessarily buy the most pieces \u2064in total. The art dealer\u200d also claimed that the \u2063Democratic donors were\u200b not targeted and that most of the individual\u2062 buyers were not donors, a\u200b second source with\u200b direct \u2063knowledge of the interview said.<\/p>\n<p>While two\u200c of the donors in question had \u200bties \u200cto Biden and the Democratic Party, Berges said that he had no communication with the White House about Hunter Biden\u2019s art, according to the two sources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe\u200c gallerist will not \u2064share information about buyers or \u2064prospective buyers, including their identities, with Hunter Biden or the administration, which provides quite \u200ca level of protection and transparency,\u201d former White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in July 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Berges confirmed this was\u2063 the case and testified that he did not tell Hunter Biden who any of the buyers\u2063 were. However, Hunter \u2063Biden was\u2063 aware of the identities of\u2063 some people who\u2063 purchased roughly 70% of the value \u200dof his art, including Morris and Naftali, according to a source.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 White House has remained adamant that they had nothing to do with Hunter Biden\u2019s art sales, \u2063nor did they know who\u2064 the buyers were.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I can tell you that after careful consideration, \u2064a system has been established that allows for \u200cHunter\u200c Biden to work in his profession within reasonable safeguards,\u201d Psaki said\u200d in July 2021. \u201cBut all \u200cinteractions regarding the selling of art\u2063 and the setting of prices will be handled by \u2063a professional gallerist, adhering to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-has-the-right-to-pursue-an-artistic-career-psaki-defends-hunter-bidens-gallery-agreement\/\" title=\"\u2018He Has The Right To Pursue An Artistic Career\u2019: Psaki Defends Hunter Biden\u2019s Gallery Agreement\">highest industry standards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In August\u2064 of that year, Psaki \u200dexpanded, saying that the White House was not involved in any of those arrangements\u200d and \u200bthat they\u2064 were purely between \u200dHunter \u200cBiden \u2064and his representatives.<\/p>\n<p>During Tuesday\u2019s White House press \u200bbriefing, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to comment on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>According to one of the sources, Berges testified that Hunter Biden\u2019s name \u2063had an influence on setting\u2064 the price for his art. However, the second\u200c source pushed\u2064 back on this, saying it was \u2063a false representation \u2062of what was said and that\u2063 Berges negotiated directly with \u200dthe sellers himself, including \u2064with \u2062Morris.<\/p>\n<p>But, Berges expanded, telling the committee that he\u200c had never done\u200d an \u2063art deal \u2064like the one between \u200bHunter Biden and Morris, saying that \u2062on Morris\u2019s purchase, he only paid Berges 40% commission, and Morris \u200cand Hunter Biden figured out the rest of the commission, according to one of the \u200csources.<\/p>\n<p>House\u200b Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sought out\u200d Berges because both\u200b Naftali and Morris said that Naftali\u2019s purchase was especially \u2064concerning because of her presidential appointment to \u200ba board after she \u2064purchased the art.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM\u2063 THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Biden White\u200d House appears to have deceived the American people about facilitating an ethics agreement\u200d governing the sale of \u200dHunter\u200c Biden\u2019s\u200c art,\u201d Comer said in a statement Tuesday.\u2063 \u201cHunter Biden\u2019s gallerist never had any communication with the White House\u2063 about \u200bsuch an agreement to make sure\u2063 there was \u2064any sort of ethics compliance at all, and he provided information to the committee revealing how Hunter Biden\u2019s \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-will-trace-the-money-flowing-into-penn-biden-center-hunter-biden-art-sales-comer-says\/\" title=\"House GOP Will \u2018Trace The Money\u2019 Flowing Into Penn Biden Center, Hunter Biden Art Sales, Comer Says\">amateur art career<\/a> is \u2063an ethics nightmare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cThe White \u200dHouse has a lot of explaining \u2063to do about misleading the\u200b American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the involvement of Democratic donors as buyers\u2063 raise \u200cconcerns about \u2062political \u200cfavoritism?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  T and\u200c any alleged \u200cbuyers \u200care being kept at arm&#8217;s length\u200c to ensure\u200d there is no\u2064 appearance of impropriety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The controversy \u2062surrounding Hunter Biden&#8217;s art sales has raised concerns about potential \u200bconflicts of interest and\u2064 ethical \u2062issues. Critics\u2062 argue that the high \u200dprices paid for his artwork could\u2062 be \u2064seen as attempts \u2064to gain\u200b favor \u2062with the president or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/classified-documents-are-a-new-potential-trap-for-any-politician-who-crosses-the-deep-state\/\" title=\"Classified Documents Are A New Potential Trap For Any Politician Who Crosses The Deep State\">influence government policies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are also concerns about the lack of transparency \u200bin the\u2062 art sales, as \u200dthe identities\u200c of the\u2062 buyers remain undisclosed. This has led to questions about\u2063 whether the buyers may have\u200b ulterior motives or connections to the government.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the fact\u2062 that\u2064 some of the buyers are Democratic donors raises eyebrows and further fuels speculation about political favoritism and \u2064potential quid\u2062 pro quo arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that art sales have long \u2062been seen as\u200b a way to influence and gain access to influential individuals.\u2063 The art world\u200d has \u200boften been used \u200bas a vehicle for money\u2062 laundering and shady\u200d dealings due to its subjective value\u200b and lack \u2063of regulation.<\/p>\n<p>In response to these concerns, there have been calls for greater \u200btransparency \u2063and accountability in Hunter Biden&#8217;s\u2063 art sales. Some \u2062have suggested that the sales should be \u200cindependently reviewed \u200cto\u200b ensure there are no\u200c conflicts of interest or\u200c illegal activities.<\/p>\n<p>Others argue\u200c that Hunter Biden should distance\u2062 himself from the art sales\u200b altogether to avoid any perception of\u2064 impropriety. This would involve\u2062 either halting the sales or donating \u2064the \u200cproceeds to a charitable cause.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding Hunter Biden&#8217;s art sales highlights the need for stricter regulations and ethical standards \u200cwhen it comes to the intersection of \u200dart, politics, and money. Transparency\u200d and accountability should \u200bbe prioritized\u2064 to ensure that the\u2063 art world is not used as a means to gain undue influence or engage in illicit \u2064activities.<\/p>\n<p>As the investigations into Hunter Biden&#8217;s\u2064 art sales continue, it\u2063 remains \u2062to be seen whether any legal\u2062 or \u2064ethical violations will be uncovered. Nonetheless,\u2063 the controversy serves as a reminder of \u2064the importance of maintaining integrity and avoiding \u2064even the\u200d appearance \u2064of impropriety in \u2064both politics and the art world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunter Biden&#8217;s art dealer, Georges Berges, admitted to congressional investigators that Democratic donors have bought most of the president&#8217;s son&#8217;s artwork. This revelation emerged during Berges&#8217;s testimony with the House Oversight Committee, currently investigating President Joe Biden&#8217;s impeachment. Recent reports also suggest a prominent Democratic donor acquired artwork from Hunter Biden<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2654,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2144744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2144744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2654"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2144744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2144744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2144744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2144744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2144744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}