Reconcile this

Just two days after the summit, Mattis, an outspoken critic of Russia, penned a letter to (((Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain))) on Wednesday, urging lawmakers negotiating a 2019 fiscal defense policy bill, to let the State Department waive sanctions on purchases of Russian military equipment by allies and partners.

https://sputniknews.com/us/201807221066590023-pentagon-surprised-trump-putin-military-agreements/

Jul 16 2018

SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on President Trump’s meeting and press conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki:

https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=A99FDA26-673D-4560-B4EA-5AEDF0685EC5

John McCain, Arizona, Chairman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services