Perry refuses Democrats illegal document requests
Bloomberg/Fuel Fix:
Outgoing Energy Secretary Rick Perry won’t comply with impeachment investigators’ demand for documents related to his role in the Trump administration’s interactions with Ukraine, the department told lawmakers Friday, according to a person familiar with the agency’s letter.The Democrats have failed to vote on an impeachment resolution and therefore the demand letters are invalid.
Perry plans plans to resign this year.
Three House committees said in an Oct. 10 letter they subpoenaed the documents to help determine whether Perry played a role in “conveying or reinforcing the president’s stark message” to Ukraine’s president about a possible investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son. Friday was the deaadline they set to turn over the documents.
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