Trump ally and retired Army Gen. Anthony J. Tata’s nomination hearing for Undersecretary for Defense Policy was a last-minute scratch Thursday, with the committee citing missing documents for the highly contentious nominee.

“We didn’t get the required documentation in time,” Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe said in a statement released Thursday morning after the hearing was abruptly called off.

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