Among his changing explanations for ending Sahar N’s detail to policy planning early, Brian Hook told OIG he’d wanted to hire McInnis.1/ 
But McInnis told OIG he did not yet know Hook on April 7 2017, when Nowrouzzadeh’s detail was terminated. stateoig.gov/system/files/e…
“OIG concludes that Mr. Hook would not have ended the detail early without being prompted by others who..appear to have been motivated..” 3/
“...by factors unrelated to [her] performance or willingness or capability to implement the new administration’s policies.“ 4/
