She has actually never been married, nor does she have any children. Monaco worked as a special counselor to FBI Director Robert Mueller. She was later chosen by Mueller to be his Deputy Chief of Staff, and then his chief of staff, a position she held until January 2009. In 2011, Monaco was appointed by President Barack Obama to be the assistant attorney general for national security; leading the Justice Department division which oversees major counterterrorism and espionage cases, and authorizes the use of FISA warrants. This shit stinks to high heaven.