Mary B. McCord

Mary B. McCord
United States Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division
Acting
In office
October 15, 2016  April 28, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byJohn P. Carlin
Succeeded byDana Boente (acting)
Personal details
SpouseSheldon Snook
EducationGeorgetown University (JD)

Mary B. McCord is an American lawyer, national security analyst, and former government official. For almost 20 years, 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 United States Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division at the United States 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.