Mattis Fades from SecDef Ranks As Former Sen. Kyl Rises
By Colin Clark on November 29, 2016 at 1:23 PM
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Then-Sen. Jon Kyl on the Deficit Reduction Super Committee in 2011
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WASHINGTON: While much of the country seems to think retired Marine Gen. James Mattis has a lock on the job of Defense Secretary in a Trump Administration, increasing signs make clear other candidates’ stars are rising, a source involved with the Trump transition says.
The main reason for this is simple: Mattis does not appear eager to take the job. He knows it would set a precedent since military officers are barred from senior Pentagon jobs for seven years, though a congressional waiver can be issued and, in this case, probably would be. (For an excellent, thorough and authoritative discussion of the prohibitions on active and retired military officers, here’s a Justice Department memo.)
http://breakingdefense.com/2016/11/mattis-fades-from-secdef-ranks-as-former-sen-kyl-rises/
