Grieder: Rick Perry’s role in the Ukraine scandal is ‘icky and embarrassing’

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Grieder: Rick Perry’s role in the Ukraine scandal is ‘icky and embarrassing’
Erica Grieder Nov. 14, 2019 Updated: Nov. 16, 2019 6:51 p.m.

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Now, it turns out, Perry may not have navigated the choppy waters of Washington, D.C., as deftly as it seemed.

Two of Perry’s longtime friends received a potentially lucrative contract from the Ukrainian government after he attended the inauguration of its newly elected president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in May. And Perry had recommended one of them, Michael Bleyzer, as an energy adviser during the course of his meeting with Zelenskiy.

Said Smith about the deal: “As a Texan, I just wish our former governor hadn’t done that. It just looks icky. It’s kind of embarrassing.”

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