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Top Biden Adviser Testifies on $8 Million Pay in House Fitness Inquiry

His defense of Biden’s cognitive acuity came alongside a denial of any knowledge of autopen signings.

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

Overview

  • Donilon told the Republican-led House Oversight Committee that he received $4 million for his work on Biden’s 2024 campaign with a potential matching bonus if the president had won reelection.
  • He described how Biden aged over his term but grew stronger and wiser through major challenges.
  • He denied any awareness of autopen use or involvement in signing documents on Biden’s behalf.
  • His appearance marked the eighth closed-door testimony in the GOP-led inquiry into the president’s fitness for office.
  • Investigators are set to question additional senior advisers, including Jeff Zients and Anita Dunn, as the probe continues.