2023-01-25 16:55:32

House Republicans push for info on Hunter Biden's art sales

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By Farnoush Amiri

WASHINGTON House Republicans renewed their investigation Wednesday into the art dealings of Hunter Biden, pushing for details on who is purchasing his work as part of the party's long-promised probe into President Joe Biden and his family.

Rep. James Comer, new chairman of the House Oversight Committee, asked for a transcribed interview with Georges Bergs, the art dealer who has been showcasing Hunter Biden's work in New York and Los Angeles galleries since 2021. He requested communications between the gallery and the White House, citing Republican concerns the younger Biden is trading in on his father's name.

Despite being a novice artist, Hunter Biden received exorbitant amounts of money selling his artwork, the buyers identities remain unknown, and you appear to be the sole record keeper of these lucrative transactions, Comer, a Kentucky Republican, said in a letter to Bergs.

The White House counsel's office and a representative for Hunter Biden did not immediately return requests for comment.

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