INELIGIBLE BY CURRENT LAW; CONVENING AUTHORITY FOR “PENDLETON 8” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 2, 2017) — President-Elect Donald Trump has announced that his choice for Secretary of the Department of Defense (DOD) is Marine Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis (Ret), a four-star general who oversaw the prosecutions of the “Pendleton 8” following the death of […]