‘Who am I protected by?’: Hunter Biden freaks out in leaked footage after plea deal collapse
WASHINGTON, DC: Hunter Biden appeared rattled and visibly on edge in newly leaked footage from a behind-the-scenes documentary filmed shortly after his now-defunct 2023 plea deal with federal prosecutors.
The footage, viewed by the New York Post, reportedly captures the former first son during a tense phone call just days after agreeing to a deal over unpaid taxes and a felony gun charge. It shows him asking whether anyone was actually looking out for him.
“What are you talking about ‘I’m protected?” a wide-eyed Biden reportedly snaps into a cellphone during the clip.
The footage comes from a documentary-in-progress by Hollywood lawyer and producer Kevin Morris, a wealthy Biden ally who reportedly loaned Hunter more than $6.5 million to cover personal expenses and overdue taxes.
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Best known for helping broker deals for South Park and The Book of Mormon, Morris reportedly shadowed Hunter Biden with a film crew between 2021 and 2024 while Joe Biden was in the White House.
The documentary tracked Hunter’s pivot into the art world, including gallery events in Los Angeles and New York, while also capturing his legal troubles as they unfolded in real time.
Morris and his crew were seen filming outside courthouses where Hunter appeared in connection with tax evasion allegations and the gun case.
The production even stretched overseas.
Morris reportedly brought cameras to Serbia, where his crew was accused of disrupting the set of Phelim McAleer’s Biden-family satire My Son Hunter, which Breitbart distributed in September 2022.
The leaked footage viewed by the New York Post is dated June 29, 2023, just nine days after Hunter’s lawyers reached the plea agreement with Delaware prosecutors.
“Who am I protected by, Georges? Who am I protected by?” Hunter shouts into the phone while standing inside what appears to be his Malibu art studio. The 56-year-old appeared to be speaking with his former New York-based art dealer, Georges Berges.
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The clip reportedly also addresses Hunter’s artwork and the controversy surrounding it.
One scene shows Berges examining a painting while Hunter stands nearby with the end of a paintbrush in his mouth and his young son Beau balanced on one hip.
After quietly studying the piece, Berges asks, “You’re still working on this?” before adding, “I think it’s missing something.” The setting appears to be the courtyard of Hunter’s home, with canvases propped against walls and scattered across the floor.
The documentary then pivots to news coverage and criticism surrounding the sale of Hunter’s artwork while his father served as president.
One press clip featured Republican lawmakers urging former Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel to investigate the art sales.
“There’s something special about his art,” Berges says in the documentary. “I think it’s my job to tell that story.”
Berges later appeared before a House committee investigating Hunter’s art dealings. He ultimately ended his contract with the former first son in September 2023, shortly after the footage was filmed.
Hunter Biden plea deal collapse raises new questions
Under the original plea agreement, Hunter would have avoided prison time on the gun charge and instead received two years of probation. He also agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges tied to his failure to pay taxes on more than $1.2 million in income earned during 2017 and 2018.
But the deal unraveled in July 2023 after Judge Maryellen Noreika questioned the unusual structure of the agreement during a court hearing.
Hunter’s legal troubles ended when his father pardoned him in 2024, shortly before leaving office.
Despite Morris bankrolling much of Hunter’s legal and financial cleanup, sources say Hunter has still not repaid those debts. Reports indicate he now owes roughly $20 million overall, much of it tied to former attorneys and legal bills.
Hunter is said to be living in California at a luxury ranch owned by Joe Kiani, a billionaire benefactor with ties to his father, though Hunter has claimed he splits his time between the United States and South Africa.
That said, it remains unclear when or if the documentary will ever be released.
