Hunter Biden’s art dealer refuses to give buyer names to House committee

The art dealer is refusing to provide the names of the people who bought Hunter Biden’s art using the flimsy excuse it would violate White House rules. Excuse me, why would an art dealer be concerned about White House rules, which have no enforcement mechanism behind them, and blow off a subpoena that does?

 

Well, I did a quick google search on this.

Here's what seems to be thwarting Comer's trolling. Ethics.

Indeed, the Biden White House set up ethics guidelines to stop the possibility of appearances of impropriety, which means neither the Biden administration nor Hunter knows who bought the paintings.

Darn Republicans once again at a dead end due to those pesky people acting all ethical.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/13/arts/design/hunter-biden-art-white-house.html

The gallery is planning to sell 15 works by Hunter Biden, and is asking as much as $500,000 apiece. The prices — which are high for a novice artist — have raised questions in Washington about whether the works might attract buyers seeking to curry favor with the Biden White House.

In response, the administration has helped to develop a set of ethics guidelines that call on the gallery to keep the identity of buyers and other details of the sales from both the artist and the administration.

 

I think what we have here is an example of why a farmer, and farming is a noble profession, should not be in charge of oversight. I mean, if things like people acting ethical to avoid the actual impropriety or even the appearance of impropriety was something he did not account for, then he may not be the best person to run the HOC.

 

Why would the art dealer give a crap about Biden’s ethics when he’s been hit with a subpoena?

 

Sounds to me like an attempt to keep things hidden. Last I knew the best way to prevent corruption was to keep things in the light. I mean seriously...stopping the gallery from disclosing such information does not stop that information from being known by Hunter or Biden.

Foreign influencer: Hey Hunter! I just bought your painting at the gallery...about that favor....

 

Stonewalling?
Just Like Trump's Buddies?
What Comes Around, Goes Around...
Partisan Politics 101...

 

The art dealer agreed not to tell Hunter or The Big Guy who is the buyer. It does not prevent the buyer from telling Hunter or The Big Guy from telling them either before or after the sale.

 

Odd. It sounds to me as the appropriate thing for the White House and, separately Hunter Biden, to have done.

 

I'm sure there's no shortage of liberals out there longing to have a genuine signed Hunter Biden hanging on their wall. But how many would pay in the mid to high six figures? There's some payola going there boys.

 

I am not sure that is true. Can you quote the portion of the ethics memo where that was stated?

 

My Guess:
They learned to Stonewall Subpoenas from the Trump Crime Family?

 

Just like the foreigners who.paid exorbitant rates to stay in Trump's Hotel?
Cool...

 

I don't know about the Whitehouse rules excuse but I have collected artwork for over 20 years and given the propensity of Congress to leak information I would be pretty upset if an art dealer I dealt with provided that information to someone and it went public.

 

Does it actually stop them from knowing who bought the paintings? Yes or no? Rhetorical question really. As we both know that it doesn't.

 

It is a yes or no rhetorical question?

 

That should be obvious from what I said. But you're still free to answer the question your own way if you disagree.

 

Art beats a mattress-topper. Any day.

 

I am not even sure what the question is at this point.

 

We're on a forum. Not talking live. Pretty sure you can just read previous posts to get the question again.

 

Hell of a gamble, drop 500k and then ask for something? Lol
That’s a lot of trust in a crackhead who already got paid lol

 

Good for the art dealer and they should take the validity of the subpoena to the highest court in the land. The buyer's identity should be protected. If revealed carelessly, they could become subject to conspiracy theories alleging they are Ukrainian and deep state plants. The same treatment that Hunter has received will be given to those buyers from his opponents and investigations into them will be opened.

No one's life should be ruined for simply buying a painting.

 

Perhaps GOP is still hungover from Christmas?

 

How the world is turning the buyer of a piece of Hunter's art would probably get death threats if they didn't remain anonymous.



The Art World 'Mystery Buyers' Who Spend Big and Stay Secret
https://www.thedailybeast.com › the-art-world-mystery-...
May 14, 2022 — Many factors contribute to buyers wishing to remain anonymous in auction settings. “There are a variety of reasons, from simple privacy and ...


The art of keeping anonymous identity - The New Indian Express
https://www.newindianexpress.com › magazine › jul › t...
Jul 3, 2022 — “Collecting art is a very niche practice. Collectors often choose to remain anonymous as they value their privacy.

 

Mark Knopfler and Randy Newman on one stage. It happened, how I wish I'd been there.

 

There’s wanting to remain anonymous and there’s defying a congressional subpoena. Plus remaining anonymous is not the reason the art dealer gave, he said he was following a White House rule and you can smell that BS through your computer screen. I wonder who is paying for the art dealer’s lawyer?