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US Senate Votes to Grant Retired Gen. James Mattis Secretary of Defense Waiver

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The US Senate voted on Thursday in favor of granting a waiver for Secretary of Defense nominee Gen. James Mattis. 12.01.2017, Sputnik International

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US Senate Votes to Grant Retired Gen. James Mattis Secretary of Defense Waiver

20:09 GMT 12.01.2017 (Updated: 11:28 GMT 06.08.2022)

© REUTERS / Mike BlakeU.S. Marine Corps four-star general James Mattis arrives to address at the pre-trial hearing of Marine Corps Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich at Camp Pendleton, California U.S in a March 22, 2010 file photo

U.S. Marine Corps four-star general James Mattis arrives to address at the pre-trial hearing of Marine Corps Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich at Camp Pendleton, California U.S in a March 22, 2010 file photo - Sputnik International

The US Senate voted on Thursday in favor of granting a waiver for Secretary of Defense nominee Gen. James Mattis.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The waiver, which exempts Mattis from the legal requirement that he must have retired from active military duty more than seven years before serving as the country’s defense chief, gained the required 60 votes to pass.