[rxsid]

"Who was the “Chief of Staff” referenced here?"

Probably not Ron Klain, Jan of 2011: Biden’s chief of staff steps down.

Shortly thereafter: Biden Announces Bruce Reed as New Chief of Staff

So presumably the Chief of Staff mentioned in this story is Reed.

[9YearLurker]

And what a sleazy looking dude Reed is too:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Reed_(political_operative)

Goes back to AlGore in the ‘80s, Clinton before he was president, involved in lots of Biden’s career lowlights.

[livius]

Thank you. So that means the entire White House was in on it. If not benefitting individually, at least aware of it.