Amazon alleges Trump abused power in huge Pentagon contract

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SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon is alleging that US President Donald Trump abused the power of his office to deny the company a massive military cloud computing contract, court documents released Monday showed

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A heavily redacted filing detailed alleged errors that ended with Microsoft being chosen over its Amazon Web Services cloud computing division, part of the technology group led by Amazon chief Jeff Bezos, a frequent target of the US president. The bid protest filed in US Court of Federal Claims urges that the rival JEDI bids be re-evaluated and a new decision reached.

But the Pentagon delayed awarding the hefty contract, saying the process would be reviewed by newly appointed Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who was selected by Trump.

 

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