Griffin Inner Circle

The Griffin Inner Circle is an idea that the 52, 60th & 62nd President of the United States Arthur Griffin has had various close advisors that dictate his policy and ideas. This inner circle has been said to have kickstarted his political career and lead him to his current success.

## List of Advisors

### Pre FBI

Emily Griffin (2008 - Present) His ex-wife Emily has largely helped him with major legal issues and has been a major political advisor for both his time as 52nd President and as Governor of Texas. After their divorce in 2046, Emily's influence has appeared to dwindle in the inner circle, she has mostly been pushed to focus on legal issues for both his company, the Griffin Lawson Group and his own personal legal issues.

Gregory Lawson (2008 - Present) His former father-in-law Greg has been one of the most trusted advisors when it came to Griffin's business and political aspirations. Greg was largely seen as the one pushing Arthur into politics and advised him during his 2028, 2048 and 2056 Presidential campaigns. He holds the largest influence over Griffin and is arguably the most important figure in the inner circle.

Joshua Blythe (2008 - Present) Blythe, a close friend of Griffin's has consistently served as a close advisor to Griffin. They both met each other during their military service. Blythe was a Lieutenant in the Navy when Griffin was a Captain. Blythe has long been considered a top deputy to Griffin. Blythe was also briefly married to Emily Griffin between 2025-2027. They divorced citing irreconcilable issues which later turned out to be Blythe's homosexuality.

### FBI Service

Alan Faruq (2020 - 2054) Alan Faruq and Griffin met in the FBI Academy and became close friends while there. Faruq was later considered to be a top deputy to Griffin, frequently assigned to help Griffin during his time as FBI Director. Faruq would later be appointed Treasury Secretary upon Arthur Griffin's election 2028. Faruq was considered to be Griffin's right hand man during most of his time in the public light. Faruq was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2053 and later died the next year.

Jamie Rhodes (2020 - Present) Jamie Rhodes, a former CIA Operative that Griffin met at the FBI Academy was considered to be one of Griffin's top advisors during his first and second terms. Jamie was eventually appointed National Security Advisor to the President, where he was one of Arthur Griffin's most visible advisors. Jamie Rhodes would later be selected as Griffin's running mate for the 2048 election. Rhodes was elected Vice President in 2048 and was one of the most important members of the administration during that time. Notably, Rhodes has been absent from Griffin's current third term.

Charlotte Griffin (2020 - Present) Dr. Charlotte Griffin has been a very important member of Griffin's inner circle. For a while, when Griffin was Provisional Governor of Cuba, Charlotte Griffin was considered to be his top advisor alongside Gregory Lawson. She would later serve as his Vice President from 2029-2032 before being replaced by Greg Lawson after she resigned to run for senate. Her influence in the administration and Griffin's Inner Circle has noticeably dwindled, with her often being excluded from important meetings and sectioned to the back of Griffin Family events, while further related relatives were brought closer to the front to signify closeness to the President.

Aiden Woods (2020 - 2022) Aiden Woods for a while was a close friend of Griffin's, however after he was exposed to have betrayed his country and participated in domestic terrorism with Michael Waters he was shot and killed by Griffin. Griffin would later call this, "One of my greatest betrayals."

Analyne Riene Austin (2020 - 2029) Analyne Riene was one of Griffin's senior advisors at the FBI, after he was appointed Director, she was appointed his Personal Counsel and served as his main lawyer during that time. She worked on his first presidential campaign as a legal advisor and was rewarded with a federal judgeship, a position she still currently serves in.

Jackson Crosse (2020 - 2033) Dr. Jackson Crosse was a close friend to Griffin when he was in the academy and helped out largely with Griffin's first presidential campaign, serving as the Deputy Campaign Spokesperson and as Deputy Communications Director. He was later made White House Deputy Press Secretary by Griffin. After Griffin resigned, he became Acting White House Press Secretary and then later Deputy White House Communications Director by President Gregory Lawson. He died in 2033 after being murdered by his ex-girlfriend Bianca Moore.

Chase Grey (2020 - 2046) Chase Grey was a Staff Counselor at the FBI Academy when he met Arthur Griffin. As his instructor, he became close friends with Griffin and eventually entered his inner circle. As a friend of Griffin's he met his then sister-in-law, Meghan Lawson who he would later marry. He and Griffin eventually grew away from each other and around the same time Griffin divorced his wife Emily.

Thomas Grey (2020 - Present) Thomas Grey was Assistant Director-in-Charge of the FBI's New York Field Office when he met Arthur Griffin. He would later be appointed as Deputy Director of the FBI and recommended Griffin for his appointment as FBI Director.

Justin Grey (2020 - Present) Justin grey is the current Director of the CIA and is considered to be a senior deputy for Arthur, he has roughly along with Li Wuhang taken the spot of Alan Faruq as a right-hand.

### CIA Service

Amelie Rhodes (2023 - Present) Former Secretary of Intelligence Amelie Rhodes is a