THE ORANGUTANS AT THE HOUSTON ZOO HAVE MADE MUCH BETTER PAINTINGS THAN THOSE OF HUNTER BIDEN ..... BUT THE AG IS NOT ABOUT TO INVESTIGATE THE PRESIDENT'S SON

Republicans demand special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden's art deals and question $500,000 cost of his paintings when 'beautiful' works by Monet and Degas go for same price

 

Daily Mail 

October 21, 2021

Five of Hunter's works sold for at least $75,000 each in LA this month, raising questions of whether purchasers might believe they are buying the president's favor

 

 

GOP Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., on Thursday demanded that Attorney General Merrick Garland appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden's art deals, as he noted that the amateur artist and president's son was selling his work for the same amount as renowned artists Edgar Degas and Claude Monet.

Buck, during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, held up a poster board showing a Claude Monet painting that had sold for $700,000 and an Edgar Degas painting that had sold for $500,000. 

He then displayed a picture of a Hunter Biden piece that had sold for $500,000. 

'You may think, when Hunter Biden is in such exclusive company, he may have a background in artistic training, for example. You would be wrong about that.' Garland put his hand to his forehead, seemingly in a display of exasperation.

Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., also called for an independent investigation of Hunter. 

'There have been multiple reports that Hunter Biden made enormous sums of money, and he's admitted that's because of his family ties. Now that, by itself, might not be a crime,' McClintock said.

'But there have also now been multiple reports that emails and communications from Hunter Biden have indicated that his finance are intermingled with those of his father's.'

He asked Garland, 'If that doesn't call for an independent investigation, the president, what would?'

Buck noted criticism even from Obama-era ethics chief Walter Shaub, who said in July that Hunter's art deals would 'tarnish' his father's legacy. 

'I just think that's absolutely appalling,' Shaub said of the art deals, valued between $75,000 and $500,000. 

The Obama-era ethics chief continued: 'If he were a patriot—if he cared about this country—he would not want to tarnish his father's reputation that way.'

'You may think he had some sort of apprenticeship with a world renowned artist but you would be wrong if you thought that,' Buck continued. 'Or perhaps, he has been selling his works for years, but again, unfortunately, you would be wrong about that.' 

'Having a fake skill set is nothing new to Hunter Biden,' Buck continued, noting that the president's son had earned $50,000 per month sitting on the board of Ukrainian energy firm Burisma while his father was vice president, despite having no experience in the industry. 

The president's son made his gallery debut at the famed Milk gallery in Los Angeles earlier this month, where around 200 invites for the tightly-policed event went to a host of Los Angeles glitterati and potential buyers of Hunter's art, the prices for which range between $75,000 and $500,000.