Democrats turn eye to Rick Perry in Ukrainian probe
Sen. Bob Menendez posed questions in a letter to Perry as House Democrats pushed forward with their impeachment inquiry.
By ANTHONY ADRAGNA and BEN LEFEBVRE
10/01/2019 05:00 PM EDT
Updated: 10/01/2019 08:25 PM EDT
Democrats investigating a whistleblower’s allegations against President Donald Trump pressed Rick Perry on Tuesday for information about his May travels to Ukraine, opening a rare window into the energy secretary’s role as an emissary for some of the administration’s most sensitive international missions.
Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey posed the questions in a letter to Perry as House Democrats push forward with their impeachment inquiry into whether Trump used a July 25 phone to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rival former Vice President Joe Biden. It comes as a widening array of administration officials face questions about their potential role in the affair, including Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Attorney General William Barr.
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