The Horowitz report mentions Mary McCord more than 2 dozen times. As head of the DOJ’s National Security Division, McCord managed 3 of the 4 FISAs on Carter Page. She also ran the Russian election interference probe.
Her top lawyer was Michael Atkinson: amgreatness.com/2020/01/09/int…
Her top lawyer was Michael Atkinson: amgreatness.com/2020/01/09/int…
Horowitz interviewed McCord. She admitted to not just managing the FISAs but speaking with Andrew McCabe almost every day about the investigation into the Trump campaign. She knew about Steele’s ties to Fusion GPS. Her senior counsel at the time is now the IC IG who handled...
the “whistleblower” complaint. Atkinson claimed the allegations were of “urgent concern.” He changed the official form. Schiff refuses to release his closed-door testimony. amgreatness.com/2020/01/09/int…
“In fact, a Washington Post profile of Atkinson included praise from McCord, who said she had “worked closely” with the now-inspector general. The pair also worked together for years at the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, D.C.” McCord and Atkinson are tight.
Just a few Qs Repubs should ask Atkinson: “Did he handle the FISA applications? What did he know about the probe into Trump’s campaign? Did he counsel McCord prior to her meeting with the White House lawyer about Flynn? Did he attend the briefing with Comey and Rosenstein?”
The public should know what, if any, involvement Atkinson had with the investigations into the Trump campaign while he served as a top official in Obama’s DOJ. It’s shocking that the Senate GOP ever approved his nomination as IC IG. But here we are. So let’s get some answers.
