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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.
CHA-CHING

Biden Aide Was on a Massive Bonus for Re-Election Victory

A senior adviser to the former president would have gotten a windfall if Joe Biden had won.

Sarah Ewall-Wice

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 31: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on former U.S. President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict in his hush-money trial before speaking on the Middle East at the White House on May 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. Biden said Trump had a fair trial and an impartial jury found him guilty on all 34 counts and added it is dangerous for anyone to say the trial was rigged. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
REALITY CHECK

Biden Blasts ‘Liar’ Trump’s Autopen Conspiracy as Utter BS

The former president shut down Donald Trump’s theories in a new interview.

Julia Ornedo

President Donald Trump answering questions in the Oval Office on June 10, 2025 floated without evidence that Lisa Monaco was behind the alleged use of the autopen in the Biden administration.
CONSPIRACY KING

Trump Floats New Name While Making Biden Autopen Accusation

The president mentioned a former deputy AG without evidence while making disparaging remarks about the ex-president.

Sarah Ewall-Wice

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