And With That Move, Dems Prove They're the Real Threats to Our Republic
Here's Why Dems Are Bedwetting Right Now
In the Worst Case Scenario for 2024, There Could Be a Firewall for...
DeSantis Schools Reporter Who Suggests Hurricanes, Tornadoes Linked to Climate Change
Knowledge, Stupidity, Virtue, Immorality
Glenn Youngkin Hit With Lawsuit By Biden-Harris DOJ Over Removing Noncitizens from Voter...
Walz Reveals the Harris Campaign's Solution for the Illegal Immigration Crisis
How CBS Weaves Race, Culture Into Every Story
Allred's Response to Cruz Daring to Call Him Out for Failing to Protect...
Here's What Happened to KU Professor Who Called for Men Not Voting for...
The White House Medical Report on Kamala Harris Won't Surprise You
Biden Said What About People Who Tell 'Lies' About the Hurricane Response?!
Gary Gensler Has to Go
HSI Scratches the Surface: The Expanding Investigation into Diddy's Alleged Criminal Empir...
Price Controls Are Harming Doctors
Tipsheet

Hunter Biden's Art Dealer Just Got Slapped With a Subpoena

AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer slapped Hunter Biden's art dealer, George Bergès, with a subpoena Thursday after months of stonewalling and lack of cooperation with his investigation. 

Advertisement

"A plethora of bank records, texts, emails, and a transcribed interview with Biden family associate Devon Archer all show the Bidens and their business partners sold access to the highest levels of our government, including Joe Biden himself, to the detriment of America’s interests,” Comer released in a statement attached to a list of subpoenas and interview requests for Biden family associates. 

“Americans across this country have made it clear to President Joe Biden, the Biden family, and their associates that the gig is up. The House Oversight Committee, along with the Committees on Judiciary and Ways and Means, are determined to follow the facts, and deliver the transparency and accountability that the American people demand, deserve, and expect,” Comer continued. 

The White House has repeatedly claimed Hunter Biden's art career is legitimate and without corruption. A special office was developed inside the Biden administration to help manage transactions. 

Advertisement

In July, a woman who purchased one of Hunter's pieces, which sell for $500,000, was appointed by President Biden to cushy position within his administration. 

Hunter Biden did in fact learn the identity of two buyers, according to three people directly familiar with Hunter Biden's own account of his art career. And one of those buyers is indeed someone who got a favor from the Biden White House. The timing of their purchase, however, is unknown.

That buyer, Insider can reveal, is Elizabeth Hirsh Naftali, a Los Angeles real estate investor and philanthropist. Hirsh Naftali is influential in California Democratic circles and is a significant Democratic donor who has given $13,414 to the Biden campaign and $29,700 to the Democratic National Campaign Committee this year. In 2022, she hosted a fundraiser headlined by Vice President Kamala Harris.

In July 2022, eight months after Hunter Biden's first art opening, Joe Biden announced Hirsh Naftali's appointment to the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. It is unclear whether Hirsh's purchase of Hunter Biden's artwork occurred before or after that appointment.

Advertisement

The State and Treasury Departments have official guidance warning art dealing often serves as a vehicle for money laundering and illicit behavior. 

"Certain features of the market for high-value artworks make it attractive to those engaged in illicit financial activity, including sanctions evasion. These characteristics include a lack of transparency and a high degree of anonymity and confidentiality, especially with respect to the sale and purchase of high-value artworks. Shell companies and intermediaries are also frequently used to purchase, hold, or sell such artworks, as well as to remit and receive payments," the guidance states. "These avenues for maintaining anonymity allow blocked persons and other illicit actors to obscure their true identities from other market participants, and help to hide prohibited conduct from law enforcement and regulators. The mobility, concealability, and subjective value of artwork further exacerbate its vulnerability to sanctions evasion." 

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement