Thursday, March 28, 2024

Hunters’ Art Dealer Is Hiding From Congress As Money Laundering Probe Deepens

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A Chinese-tied art dealer is refusing to answer questions from on just who is spending as much as $500,000 on paintings by , the adult son of President and whether Biden's “art sales” are actually a form of foreign money laundering and influence peddling.

Chairman , R-Ky., is stepping up his efforts to get testimony from , owner of the Georges Bergès Gallery, regarding the anonymous buyers spending as much as a half-million dollars for paintings by Hunter Biden, who is not a trained or popular artist.

Bergès, who has claimed in previous interviews to be one of the leading art dealers in Communist , refuses to cooperate with investigators.

In a letter to Bergès's attorney, Comer asks Bergès to appear before the Committee and offer written testimony.

“Mr. Bergès has refused to provide any information regarding who is buying Mr. Biden's art. He has chosen to obstruct in an apparent effort to shield Mr. Biden and/or the purchasers' of Mr. Biden's art from congressional oversight,” writes Comer.

“The Committee seeks information about the unidentified purchasers of Mr. Biden's artwork and the non-public agreement with the White House concerning the same, among other items. This information will inform our legislation on matters that are within the jurisdiction of this Committee,” Comer continues.

For instance, the prices of the artwork — reportedly ranging between $75,000 and $500,000 — even caused the Obama-era head of the Office of Ethics, Mr. , to raise these ethics issues publicly. Mr. Shaub stated the White House has ‘basically outsourced government ethics to a private art dealer and they're depending on unknown art purchasers to help keep the secret.' The Committee shares these concerns,” Comer writes.

“The facts belie any claim by Mr. Bergès that the Committee has no legitimate legislative purpose,” continued Comer. “The Committee is reviewing legislative solutions that address the ethics and money laundering issues raised by certain high-end art deals, and your information is critical to our investigation.”

“Notwithstanding his tenuous legal arguments, Mr. Bergès mischaracterizes the purpose of our investigation and fails to acknowledge that the Committee's requests are ‘related to, and in furtherance of, a legitimate task of the Congress.' Although your client has refused to produce any documents, the Committee will extend another opportunity for Mr. Bergès and the Georges Bergès Galleries LLC to adequately respond to our request,” Comer concludes.

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Donny Ferguson
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Donny Ferguson is a professional fundraiser and organizational manager. Born and raised in Texas, he has lived in Washington, D.C. for 16 years. Ferguson also served as Senior Communications and Policy Adviser in the United States House of Representatives, operating one of Capitol Hill's most effective media operations.

4 COMMENTS

  1. Cuff him! Drag his butt in before congress.
    Extend to him the same courtesy that Roger Stone and Paul Manafort were shown.

  2. Democrats didn’t hold back a bit on mercilessly harassing Trump throughout his presidency, the Bidens are more than deserving of this investigation.

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