Trump asked Mattis to "unscrew Amazon" from the Defense contract: book
A new book allegedly claims that President Trump 
Donald John TrumpKey testifies in inquiries asking federal judge to decide whether to testify on Pompeo vote support for work by diplomat criticized by Trump Biden, Sanders defends on age questions MORE instructed then Secretary of Defense James Mattis 
James Norman MattisReturned four-star general blasts The White House over NYTimes, cancel WaPost Trump's new challenge is officials dishing filth Matti's office blasts ex-aide -all book MER to "screw Amazon" out of the opportunity to bid on a $ 10 billion contract in 2018.
Military news outlet Task & Purpose reported that an upcoming book, "Holding The Line: Inside Trumps The Pentagon with Secretary Mattis, "written by the former secretary's former speechwriter and communications director Guy Snodgrass, reveals and outlines the charges.
Part of the book also describes M Atti's ethical struggle with the president's demands.
"Pass the story on to us under the Small Group, Mattis said, & # 39; We will not do that. This will be done by the book, both legal and ethical, & # 39; Snodgrass allegedly wrote. [19659006] Trump has frequently lashed out at Amazon and CEO, Jeff Bezos 
Jeffrey (Jeff) Preston BezosPentagon awards Microsoft billion deal to Amazon over Amazon Hillicon Valley: Facebook launches & # 39; News Tab & # 39; | Senate gives bill to take on "deepfakes" | Schumer outlines the vision for electric cars, whose legislature raises concerns about "eavesdropping" smart speakers MER who also owns The Washington Post.
Last year, he accused Amazon of scamming the postal service
The Hill has reached out to the White House, the Department of Defense and Amazon for comment.
The Pentagon announced Friday that it had awarded $ 10 billion to Microsoft over Amazon.
The department saidin a statement that giving Microsoft the contract "continues our multi-vendor, multi-cloud environment strategy" and that "the department's needs are diverse and cannot be met by a single vendor." [19659006] According to CNN, a spokesman provided for Mattis this week issued a statement in response to the book called Snodgrass for a "junior staffer" who "played no part in the decision." Snodgrass allegedly responded by quoting a quote he said messages.
