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White House defends role in Hunter Biden art sale
BBC News ^ | 7/10/2021 | BBC News

Posted on 07/10/2021 6:30:55 AM PDT by lump in the melting pot

The White House has defended its role in helping to broker a deal that will shroud art deals by President Joe Biden's son in secrecy.

Paintings by Hunter Biden are expected to fetch up to $500,000 (£360,000) apiece at auction this autumn.

Any buyers will be kept anonymous to stop them seeking political influence with the Bidens, the White House says.

But a former White House ethics chief said the arrangement was "very disappointing".

The younger Biden's business dealings in Ukraine, China and elsewhere have often been held up by Republican critics as a conflict of interest for his father, which both Bidens deny.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: art; hunterbiden
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The influence-peddling is so obvious even the Beeb felt compelled to discuss it.
1 posted on 07/10/2021 6:30:55 AM PDT by lump in the melting pot
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To: lump in the melting pot

So only people in the White House will know who the buyers are? How the hell does that make it less corrupt?


2 posted on 07/10/2021 6:35:26 AM PDT by The Free Engineer
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To: lump in the melting pot

To keep the money hidden that’s pouring in from the Ukraine, China, Russia.... so they keep up their foreign ownership of the corrupt Biden family???


3 posted on 07/10/2021 6:36:19 AM PDT by high info voter
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To: lump in the melting pot

Hunt her might be on something but he’s no Peter Max

https://petermax.com

Well...mebbe the peter part.


4 posted on 07/10/2021 6:36:58 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: The Free Engineer

Well supposedly the buyers will be anonymous both to Hunter and to the WH, but even Obama’s former ethics advisor called BS on that, per the article. Basically, the only people who won’t know who the buyers were is us.


5 posted on 07/10/2021 6:37:45 AM PDT by lump in the melting pot
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To: lump in the melting pot

“It’s a great big club and you ain’t in it.” George Carlin

L


6 posted on 07/10/2021 6:38:06 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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To: lump in the melting pot

Is he going to cut off an ear?


7 posted on 07/10/2021 6:38:12 AM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The veil of civilization is only 9 meals thick. )
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To: lump in the melting pot

IMPEACH 46 IMPEACH 46


8 posted on 07/10/2021 6:38:30 AM PDT by DOC44
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To: lump in the melting pot

This is just a scheme to get wealth into the Biden family. The Art is worthless. I mean who wants a pedophile’s art on your wall. Especially one with no training or ability in art.


9 posted on 07/10/2021 6:39:14 AM PDT by poinq
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To: lump in the melting pot
I don't understand -

If you buy a piece anonymously, and intend to stay anonymous, how could you display it anywhere?
If you can't show it to anyone, why buy it?
Maybe this is not about "art" after all?

10 posted on 07/10/2021 6:40:02 AM PDT by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: lump in the melting pot

“Any buyers will be kept anonymous to stop them seeking political influence”
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Sounds legit.


11 posted on 07/10/2021 6:40:16 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: lump in the melting pot

these are payoff for influence.

10% to the big guy

20% to the FIB for the coverup of taped rapes of
little children, on hard drives — now for third year.


12 posted on 07/10/2021 6:40:32 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum)
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Any buyers will be kept anonymous to stop them seeking political influence with the Bidens, the White House says.

Riiiight. Because a crack-head's art work is totally worth $500K

13 posted on 07/10/2021 6:40:44 AM PDT by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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To: ZOOKER

“Maybe this is not about “art” after all?”

Simply another money laundering scheme. Like the books they write after getting huge advances, and nobody buys or reads.


14 posted on 07/10/2021 6:42:55 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (While the foundations are being destroyed, what are the righteous doing?)
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To: The Free Engineer

I wonder who the real artist is. Epstein preyed on art students.Maybe Hunter has his own studio with a harem.First Liberals hijacked Hollyweird, now they want art, next the music industry needs to fall in line.America will be artistically stunted from this point forward.


15 posted on 07/10/2021 6:43:09 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: lump in the melting pot

Any buyers will be kept anonymous to stop them seeking political influence with the Bidens, the White House says.

Nobody is buying this line. making the buyers public would reduce the possibility of political influence. The public would know the buyers, which would make it obvious if said buyer then got a nice fat government contract.

Hunter Biden’s sole job is to be a bag man for Biden. The paintings, the consulting jobs, the board positions are all just a cover for bribery.


16 posted on 07/10/2021 6:44:48 AM PDT by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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He could design momma’s dresses...

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=jill+biden+fashion+memes&t=osx&iax=images&ia=images

She looks good next to BIG MIKE


17 posted on 07/10/2021 6:45:00 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: lump in the melting pot

Joe is the Mongolian Candidate, or something like that.


18 posted on 07/10/2021 6:46:50 AM PDT by OKSooner (Joe is the Mongolian Candidate, or something like that.)
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To: lump in the melting pot

“Going once. Going twice. SOLD to Mr. Ping, again, for 2 million dollars.”

So every lobbyist will have a Hunter painting in his office or just tell The Big Guy they bought one. What a scam. Were the Clintons even this corrupt?


19 posted on 07/10/2021 6:46:56 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: lump in the melting pot

Money laundering, particularly when the WH vows to keep secret those purchasing the art.


20 posted on 07/10/2021 6:49:21 AM PDT by servantboy777
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