Hunter Biden’s art dealer revealed that buyers of the paintings were Democratic donors.
When asked who the specific donors were, Georges Bergès said, “No comment.”
According to The Daily Mail, a source familiar with Bergès’ testimony said that one of the buyers is Kevin Morris, a Democratic donor, as well as Elizabeth Hirsch Naftali.
Morris purchased 11 works of art totaling $875,000.
Another source told the outlet that Hunter “knew the identities” of those who purchased an estimated 70% of his works.
Naftali’s lawyer sent a letter to Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) in August 2023, writing, “Any insinuation that her purchase of art was unusual or somehow improper is entirely unsupported.”
“To be clear, Ms. Naftali purchased the artwork solely because she liked the art, and the prices were reasonable,” the attorney wrote, adding that “never at any time did she have direct or indirect contact with anyone at the White House regarding any art purchased.”
Naftali reportedly paid $42,000 in February 2021 for a piece of art and spent $52,000 for another work in December 2022.
“The Biden White House appears to have deceived the American people about facilitating an ethics agreement governing the sale of Hunter Biden’s art. Hunter Biden’s gallerist never had any communication with the White House about such an agreement to make sure there was any sort of ethics compliance at all, and he provided information to the committee revealing how Hunter Biden’s amateur art career is an ethics nightmare,” Comer said in a statement.
“The vast majority of Hunter Biden’s art has been purchased by Democrat donors, one of whom was appointed by President Biden to a prestigious commission after she purchased Hunter Biden’s art for tens of thousands of dollars shortly after Joe Biden’s inauguration. The White House has a lot of explaining to do about misleading the American people.”
