Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy pushed White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre to answer a question about a congressional July 31 testimony from Hunter Biden’s former business partner, Devin Archer.
Archer told members of the House Oversight Committee Hunter called his father on speakerphone while surrounded by his foreign business associates on over twenty occasions. Archer also alleged the Biden family “brand” protected Ukrainian energy company Burisma from legal scrutiny.
“We know from a Hunter Biden associate now that he sold the appearance of access to then-Vice President Biden. Are you confident that he had stopped doing that?” Doocy asked.
“That is a question for Hunter Biden’s representatives,” Jean-Pierre responded.
“If somebody is selling the appearance of access to the White House, that is a question for the White House,” Doocy pushed back.
“No, that is your, your — I don’t know — how you’re perceiving that,” she said. (RELATED: DOOCY TO KARINE STRAIGHT UP: ‘Why Is President Biden Afraid Of China?’)
“It is from sworn testimony from Devon Archer, he said —” Doocy began.
“I am just not, Peter, I’m just not going to get into this. I’m just not,” Jean-Pierre said.
Doocy continued pressing Jean-Pierre with a question about the “Biden brand.” The press secretary refused to respond to any of his questions regarding Archer’s testimony.
“What is the Biden brand?” he asked.
“I’m not going to get into it from here. I’m not going to get into it from here. We’re gonna move on,” the press secretary said.
The Fox News correspondent also questioned Jean-Pierre on people buying Hunter Biden’s art.
“How can he guarantee that people aren’t buying his art to gain favor with the president?” Doocy asked.
“That is a question for Hunter Biden and his representatives,” Jean-Pierre said.
“It’s a question of ethics at the White House. We know one of the art buyers got a job from the Biden administration. Can you guarantee there’s no quid pro quo?” Doocy asked.
“I hear you. I hear your question. I’m just not going to get involved in this. That is a question for Hunter Biden’s representatives,” she answered.
Republican Kentucky Rep. James Comer, the chairman of the Oversight Committee, launched a probe into the buyers of Hunter’s art and their ties to the White House, according to a July 30 press release. Democratic donor Elizabeth Hirsch Naftali purchased at least one piece of Hunter’s artwork, per the press release.
The president appointed Naftali to the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad. However, it is unclear if the president appointed Naftali as a result of her buying Hunter’s art.