In a book slated for publication Oct. 29, retired Navy commander Guy Snodgrass, who served as a speech writer to former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, said Trump

In a book slated for publication Oct. 29, retired Navy commander Guy Snodgrass, who served as a speech writer to former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, said Trump called Mattis and directed him to “screw Amazon” by preventing it from bidding on the JEDI contract, according to an excerpt of the book seen by Reuters ahead of its release. “Were not going to do that,” Mattis later told other Pentagon officials, according to the excerpt. “This will be done by the book, both legally and ethically.” https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/25/reuters-america-update-5-microsoft-beats-amazon-for-pentagons-10-bln-cloud-computing-contract.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/25/reuters-america-update-5-mic... Mattis resigned December 2018, his successor put Amazon's contract up for review in August.