director of ethics under president obama an don t the children of presidents have the right to. you are sue a career in the children of presidents have the right to pursue a career but as citizens of this country they have a moral and ethical duty not to trade on their parents public service. reporter: there is concern someone might try to gain influence with the president by buying his son s art. i could tell you after careful consideration a system has been established that allows for hunter biden to work in his profession within reasonable safeguards. reporter: first reported by the washington post, the administration has made an agreement with the gallery not to reveal buyers names to anyone, including hunter biden, or the white house. this is an amateur mistake, because there s no way to control what the purchasers do. they can go out and tell the world that they bought this art. reporter: hunter biden has previously come under fire including taking a board positio
sale. reporter: walter shaub was director of government ethics under president obama. don t the children of presidents have the right to pursue a career the children of presidents have the absolute right to pursue a career. but as citizens of this country, they really have a moral and ethical duty not to trade on their parents public service. reporter: there is also concern that someone might try to gain influence with the president by buying his son s art i can tell you that after careful consideration, a system has been established that allows for hunter biden to work in his profession within reasonable safeguards. reporter: first reported by the washington post, the administration has made an agreement with the gallery not to reveal buyers names to anyone, including hunter biden or the white house. this is an amateur mistake, because there is no way to control what the purchasers do they can go out and tell the world that they bought this art. reporter: hunter bide