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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner
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Ringing in the new year with another acting cabinet member.
So, about Mattis and Shanahan. First, here's our @BuzzFeedNews report from @nidhiprakash and @VeraMBergen —> buzzfeednews.com/article/nidhip…
Note Trump's language: Shanahan "will assume the title of Acting Secretary of Defense" on 1/1/19. This appears to signify an automatic move under federal law — 10 USC 132 — and not an appointment (hence, "assume the title of"). law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10…
And, since it seems to matter so often these days, here's the rest of the line of succession at the Pentagon. Under a 2010 EO, next after the Deputy is the Secretary of the Army, then Navy, then Air Force. Here's the EO: federalregister.gov/documents/2010…
And here's the subsequent DOD Directive on succession, which also appears still to be operative. (I've asked DOD to confirm that.) esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Doc…
FYI: DOD confirms the above-listed directive is still the active one.
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