Former White House Ethics Chief: Hunter Biden's Art Sales Are 'Shameful and Grifty'

Biden, 51, is selling his paintings to anonymous private buyers at prices ranging from $75,000 to half a million. Art dealer Alex Acevedo advised in an interview with The New York Post that they would be worth $25,000 to $100,000 if they were not being sold by the president’s son.

“The notion of a president’s son capitalizing on that relationship by selling art at obviously inflated prices and keeping the public in the dark about who’s funneling money to him has a shameful and grifty feel to it,” said Shaub — who served as director of the Office of Government Ethics under President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump. “I also think it’s ridiculous that Hunter Biden is even going forward with this sale as a first-time artist. He can’t possibly think anyone is paying him based on the quality of the art. This smells like an attempt to cash in on a family connection to the White House.”