Total family affair .. nepotism is alive and well in the Beltway.
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Donilon worked as a member of President Barack Obama’s transition team, where he vetted potential State Department officials.Toner, Robin, “Race Is On For 1988’s Brightest and Brashest Consultants,” New York Times, May 31, 1987(1)Toner, Robin, “Race Is On For 1988’s Brightest and Brashest Consultants,” New York Times, May 31, 1987 Since then, he has become a key National Security Council aide, helping craft Obama’s temporary surge of 30,000 troops to Afghanistan.
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His brother is Michael C. Donilon, a counselor to Vice President Joseph R. Biden. His wife, Cathy Russell, is Jill Biden’s chief of staff.
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