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Biden Adviser Confirms $8 Million Pay Package in House Fitness Probe

Donilon’s public confirmation of an undisclosed bonus highlights transparency concerns at the center of the GOP-led inquiry into Biden’s campaign stewardship.

Senior Adviser to US President Joe Biden Mike Donilon walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. on July 21, 2021.
President Biden's senior advisor Mike Donilon, pictured July 2024, would have received $8 million it total had the former president won the 2024 election.
From left: President Biden, Annie Tomasini and Michael C. Donilon on the South Lawn of the White House on April 17, 2024. Photo: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Overview

  • Mike Donilon told the House Oversight Committee he received a $4 million salary for Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign and stood to earn a $4 million bonus if the president had won.
  • This marked the first public confirmation of the previously undisclosed bonus, bringing his total potential compensation to $8 million.
  • In his opening statement, Donilon defended Biden’s fitness for office by arguing that normal age-related changes did not diminish the president’s leadership.
  • Republican investigators say the compensation package raises conflict-of-interest concerns and underscores calls for greater campaign finance transparency.
  • The Oversight Committee has interviewed multiple former Biden aides behind closed doors and plans further sessions in September as part of its inquiry.