
<p>For obvious reasons, the east coast media constantly reports on the various court cases that involve President Trump, his family and the Trump Organization. ; Of course, they have been speculating for the past four-plus years that Trumps would face jail time – but to date, none of the family has been indicted or convicted of anything, much less a criminal felony that would result in prison. ; For those on the hopeful left, we shall have to wait and see – but personally, I am betting that none of the Trumps go to jail.</p>



<p>What is disturbing, however, is the media habit of ignoring and playing down scandals that rise on the left. ; Nowhere is that truer than the affairs of the Bidens.</p>



<p>First son Hunter is a walking and talking scandal. ; He has cleaned up his act more times than the circus elephant trainer – and there was always more to come. ; Hunter is currently under investigation by the Department of Justice for his various overseas dealings. ; Strangely, there are none of the ubiquitous insider “leaks” – or day-to-day speculation that we have seen with the Trumps.</p>



<p>The left-leaning press has walked away from Papa Biden’s BIG LIE – that he knew nothing about Hunter’s business dealings. ; Hunter’s laptop is filled with incriminating information – including refutation of the senior Biden’s use of televisions <strong>Sergeant Schultz</strong>’ famous line, “I know nothing.” ; In fact, Biden met and spoke with Hunter’s business associates on more than one occasion.</p>



<p>The fact that Biden engaged in a bald-faced lie should be enough to whet the interest of any credible journalist. ; Not so among the denizens of the liberal media echo chamber.</p>



<p>The media has shown an unhealthy disinterest in all the millions of dollars Hunter has received from a company controlled by a corrupt Ukraine oligarch. ; Still unanswered is the role of the President in booting the Ukraine attorney general investigating the Company.</p>



<p>Also the millions of dollars that high level Chinese business leaders – the Chinese version of oligarchs – invested in Hunter’s firm. ; What about the millions from the Russians. ; None of these arrangements have been properly investigate or fully explained – and they all smell like open latrine.</p>



<p>In pursuit of money, Hunter has taken up a new profession – artist. ; That fact that he seems to lack significant talent – and virtually no experience – should not come as any surprise. ; After all, he made all those aforementioned millions of dollars even though he had no discernible experience other than being the son of the United States Vice President – and potential President. ; The foreign high-stake bets paid off big time – but exactly how remains a mystery.</p>



<p>President Obama’s ethics chief Walter Shaub has called the Hunter’s artist front as “shameful and grifty.” ; This from a guy who worked very closely with then-Vice President Biden. ; I wonder why we have not heard from Biden’s own ethics advisor. ; Does he have one?</p>



<p>It has been reported that Hunter sold a painting for … $500,000. ; Yep! ; This unknown – at least as an artist – with dubious commercial art talent kicks off his art career with a half-million-dollar sale. ; That does not pass the smell test. ;</p>



<p>Remember that art connoisseurs purchase paintings as an investment. ; But in what has the secret buyer invested? ; ; Surely not the painting – unless he is looking for a HUGE tax loss. ; There must be something else. ; But what? ; What would work to the benefit of the investor?</p>



<p>I have not been able to come up with more than one possibility. Access to power. That means that Hunter has not really changed professions. He is – and has been &#8212; an experienced and successful influence peddler. That is what he was paid to do by the corrupt Ukrainian oligarch, the Chinese and the Russians – and God knows who else. We know that Hunter delivered access to his father and other high level administration officials.</p>



<p>So what does the White House think of Hunter’s latest scam. ; After all, the folks around the Oval Office are the product what Hunter is selling.</p>



<p>Weeeell … they think it is just dandy that Hunter has a career – but they want to be careful. ; So, they have established a policy. ; To avoid any potential appearance of conflict-of-interest, they are requiring that the buyers of Hunter’s canvases remain anonymous. ; Oh … I get it. ; The White House wants to avoid the “appearance” of any conflict-of-interest as opposed to exposing any real conflict-of-interest.</p>



<p>All the transactions will be handled by a gallery art expert – and the pricing must be within the reasonable range for artists of Hunter’s ability and reputation. Hunter’s own gallery expert – who will be supervising all the secret sales and getting a handsome commission &#8212; says the Hunter paintings are valued between $75,000 and $500,000. Shaub, on the other hand, calls that “grotesquely inflated.” Other art experts have rated Hunter’s retail value at around $200 per canvas – less if he applies paint to them. Another has called his work screensaver art.</p>



<p>In terms of the secrecy of the buyers, you must get real. A lot of folks will be bragging that they overpaid for an original Hunter. And the ones who do remain secret should be of greater interest and concern.</p>



<p>Maybe Papa Biden will have the government give Hunter a six-figure commission to do the official presidential portrait. ; If it was not suitable for the White House gallery – and it would not be – at least it could be used as a screensaver.</p>



<p>The left-wing media has put up a wall of protection around Biden &; Co., but even the best wall can be breached. ; It could start with the GOP taking control of the House and launching a few Pelosi-style investigative hearings. ; The Hunter story is not over by a long shot.</p>



<p>As a footnote, I could not help but wonder where Hunter learned the technique he is using in the photograph atop this commentary.</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis.</p>

How Long Can Biden Hide His Family Corruption?
