Mary B. McCord

Mary B. McCord
U.S. Assistant Attorney General for National Security
Acting
In office
October 2016 – May 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byJohn P. Carlin
Succeeded byJohn Demers
Personal details
SpouseSheldon Snook[1]
EducationGeorgetown University (JD)

Mary B. McCord is an American lawyer, national security analyst, and former government official. For almost 20 years,[2] McCord served as a federal prosecutor in the office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. She was also Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the U.S. Department of Justice. McCord has written articles on the rule of law and domestic terrorism and has appeared on televised media outlets as a national security analyst.

Education

In 1990,[3] McCord received a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.[4]

Career

For almost 20 years, McCord was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.[2][4] In the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, she served as Deputy Chief of the Appellate Division and as Chief of the Criminal Division.[2]

From 2014 to 2016, McCord was Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice National Security Division. She then served as Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security from 2016 to 2017.[2]

In 2017, McCord became a visiting professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center.[2] In that position, she serves as executive director of the Law Center's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection.[2]

After the January 6, 2021 attack on the U. S. Capitol, McCord became legal counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Task Force 1-6 Capitol Security Review through an appointment by the Speaker of the House.[5]

In 2023, McCord joined veteran prosecutor Andrew Weissmann as cohost of the MSNBC audio podcast Prosecuting Donald Trump, where ongoing legal cases against the former president are discussed.[6] During the first year, more than 100 episodes were broadcast.[7]

Within the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, McCord has the distinction of being a "statutorily designated amicus curiae".[8]

Because of McCord's expertise in the rule of law and domestic terrorism, she has contributed articles for publication in the following media outlets:

As a national security analyst, McCord has appeared in the following broadcast media:[8]

Select appearances on C-SPAN have included:

  • January 6 Committee Investigators on Violent Domestic Extremism (February 23, 2023)[18]
  • U.S. Mayors on Combating Hate Crimes and Violent Extremism (January 18, 2023)[19]
  • Washington Journal – Mary McCord on Political Violence and Election Threats (November 1, 2022)[20]
  • Atlantic Council Discussion on Combating Domestic Extremism (April 6, 2021)[21]
  • Atlantic Council Discussion on Domestic Terrorism Threat (January 25, 2021)[22]
  • Domestic Extremism and International Terrorism (September 16, 2019)[23]

Awards

In 2019, the Virginia Trial Lawyers' Association presented McCord their Oliver White Hill Courageous Advocate Award for:

...leading a legal team to ensure white supremacists and other radical groups could not reassemble in Charlottesville following their rally in 2017.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Career attorney who oversaw Russia probe at Justice Department steps aside – willingly". May 12, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "DECLARATION OF MARY B. McCORD (NO. 2: 18-cv-01115-RSL)|UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE" (PDF). law.georgetown.edu. August 7, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Georgetown Law's Podcasting Professors Hit Record". www.law.georgetown.edu. November 1, 2023. Professor Mary McCord, L'90, Executive Director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection....
  4. ^ a b "Mary McCord". Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  5. ^ Honoré, Russel L. (Lead investigator) (March 5, 2021). "TASK FORCE 1-6|Capitol Security Review (Draft)". politico.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Prosecuting Donald Trump with Andrew Weissman and Mary McCord | MSNBC podcast". MSNBC.com. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "Prosecuting Donald Trump (MSNBC)". rephonic.com. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Mary McCord". Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  9. ^ McCord, Mary. "Mary McCord". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  10. ^ "mmccord". Lawfare. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  11. ^ McCord, Mary B. (May 25, 2022). "Opinion | Uvalde, Buffalo and the Semiautomatic Weapons That Terrorize Us". The New York Times. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via NYTimes.com.
  12. ^ McCord, Mary B. (January 8, 2020). "Second Amendment 'sanctuaries' will never hold up in court". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  13. ^ "Trump affidavit 'has ramifications beyond just criminal prosecution': Mary McCord | ABC News". August 28, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via www.youtube.com.
  14. ^ "Why no legal definition of "domestic terrorism" is on the books, CBS News". October 6, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2023 – via www.youtube.com.
  15. ^ "Mary McCord: Garland wants to assure charging decisions are made by career prosecutors". MSNBC.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  16. ^ "Ex-DOJ Employees Call On Barr To Resign After Intervening In Stone Case". npr.org. February 17, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  17. ^ "Trump's false election claims are 'red meat' for extremist groups". PBS NewsHour. January 6, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  18. ^ "January 6 Committee Investigators on Violent Domestic Extremism | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  19. ^ "U.S. Mayors on Combating Hate Crimes and Violent Extremism | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  20. ^ "Mary McCord on Political Violence and Election Threats | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  21. ^ "Atlantic Council Discussion on Combating Domestic Extremism | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  22. ^ "Atlantic Council Discussion on Domestic Terrorism Threat | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  23. ^ "Domestic Extremism and International Terrorism | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  24. ^ "The VTLA Oliver White Hill Courageous Advocate Award" (PDF). vtla.us. 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2023.