Cambridge Analytica chief executive Alexander Nix stands in the company's Fifth Avenue office in New York. One former Cambridge Analytica employee, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal corporate matters, described hearing Rebekah Mercer express over the phone excitement at the results of 2014 congressional midterms, when Republicans made significant gains to which Cambridge Analytica said it had contributed. Lewandowski said the campaign had been pitched by Cambridge Analytica but never hired them and had no recollection of meeting with any former employees. “It hit home at the inauguration.” It is unclear how much Cambridge Analytica contributed to Trump’s win. He also retained an attorney, Tamsin Allen, and began working directly with Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office, which started an investigation into Cambridge Analytica.

Source: Washington Post March 22, 2018 00:52 UTC