I would also think the Obamas are well connected to the Chicago Machine, and on friendly terms with the local racial agitators as a result. $300K is CHEAP for the amount of hassle she probably keeps away from the place
You’re right, of course. She gets paid a lot of money, like Hillary used to in Arkansas, because of her connections and, in her case, because she is black.
I suspect it is a lot easier to tell a black Chicagoan they have no legal basis for a lawsuit if the lawyer delivering the bad news is black.