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

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  1. Bill Carson

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    I've probably read or glanced at 100's of your posts.....and you haven't been correct yet.
     
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    Good, because that would be insane...

    What IS your working theory on why Zelensky would buy Hunter Biden art?
     
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  3. Bill Carson

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    Nobody is buying Hunter's "art". That's the whole ****ing point. It's called money laundering. I guess you think Sam Bankman Fraud's "non-recourse" loan from FTX was a real loan too? It's called money laundering. Comprende?
     
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    Oh those patents for clothing are changing the world:) But do go on. I’m sure that 2 billion is sitting right next to the pee pee tapes of Trump. You can link a CNN article to prove the authenticity. :)

    The bad orange man still haunting your dreams, eh?
     
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    All the art dealer has to do is plead the fifth and that takes care of it. However, I can see why the art dealer does not want to give out the names. It has nothing to do with Hunter, but who the buyers are and their desire to be anomymous when they purchase art through an art dealer such as one Biden had. Second, buying paintings and their price is not always based on the talent, but also on who. If you had two unique art pieces, one by a no nome and one by Picasso, who do you think will generally fetch the higher price? The one with the name recognition usually.

    The "White House rules" is probably a form of Nondisclosure agreement of some sort. And if that is the case and that is provided, then the person cannot be fined or put in jail because he cannot violate an existening agreement. What Comer should do is determine if those rules are a form of executive privilege or sue the art dealer for complying, which will probably go before the Supreme Court.
     
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    Ah! Now I know you are a Faux viewer I am unsurprised you are unaware of these scandals. Faux only airs stories positive to people Rupert likes
     
  7. dairyair

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    Cool.
    I saw those paint by color books on Amazon.
     
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    Graveyard shift convenience store worker knows better? About art?
     
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    So.....bad conspiracy theory?
     
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    Well, she did get something of value while employed in daddy's White House. Maybe the House GOP should investigate her.
     
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    Great legal analysis.
     
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    Not really. Steve wants the "damn the torpedoes" approach and provide the information as if the art dealer was a snitch in prison. That being said, if the art dealer does something like this, you know he is out of the buisness altogether because no one will trust him again. Hence why he is using ethics now to the frustration of the GOP and Steve N, you, and others.
     
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  13. Steve N

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    I can understand it if the dealer is worried about losing his reputation, but a subpoena is a subpoena and future clients should understand how extremely rare it is for art dealers to get hit with one. On the other hand, citing a White House rule is lame when compared to a subpoena. I think we are both thinking this is not about the guy protecting his business and more about the guy protecting the Bidens because they make money for him and are probably paying for his lawyer.
     
  14. Steve N

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    What are the legal ramifications for this art dealer not following a White House rule?
     
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    A subpoena is not a subpoena. Trump dodged many subpoenas related to his hotel records. The art dealer should be afforded the same privileges and contest the validity of the subpoena in court.
     
  16. Steve N

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    Ever hear of a guy named Steve Bannon? Not AG Lynch or AG Holder, but Steve Bannon. I’m sure the dealer will get the Holder treatment and not the Bannon treatment.
     
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    Steve Bannon was also allowed to appeal the subpoena. Not sure why this art dealer shouldn't be given the same chance.
     
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    I doubt the dealer will ever need to appeal anything because nothing will happen to him. Who’s going to go after him, Garland?
     
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    It could be moot. Biden could just pardon the art dealer.
     
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    Or son of a bitch, he could fire the guy prosecutor. Do you think the optics would look good for issuing a presidential pardon to an unknown guy because he refused to comply with a congressional subpoena looking into money laundering or pay to play by him and his son and laying it on a White House rule?
     
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    Yeah the CCP buying up Hunter's suddenly-valuable finger paintings being purchased anonymously is for "ethics".
     
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    You mean the people who paid the same rate as everyone else.
     
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    Sold for over $5m

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    Sold for £2.5m
     
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    This looks like it’ll be entertaining for quite a while!
     
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    What?
    All of a sudden the art “free-market” is bad now?
    Because someone you don’t like politically stands to make money?
    The nerve of them!

    Some people are seriously disturbed.
     

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