Outgoing Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Friday that his plans to resign are not related to the ongoing congressional impeachment inquiry into his role in the Ukraine affair, but because he wants to spend more time with family in Texas.
But Perry responded Friday in a letter to the committees that, in accordance with a previous White House letter rejecting other subpoenas, he would not comply until the House votes to authorize the impeachment inquiry. Department lawyers also argue some of the documents requested are covered by executive privilege.
“I don't think anybody's surprised that, you know, I've got a rather intense love affair with this state, my wife, this little town of Round Top where we have chosen to live. And so the lure became overwhelming for me to come back home and to spend time with the people that I really love," he said. Perry has said previously that he planned to cooperate with the congressional requests. But since then, the White House has defied those requests because it regards the impeachment inquiry as illegitimate without an official House vote.
Perry said he's happy with the goals he's accomplished in his time at the Energy Department, including pushing for more American natural gas in Europe and for Ukraine to tackle corruption in the country.
Thank God we have some Republicans with a back bone, tell the dirty Democrats enough is enough
Rick Perry as Rudy Giuliani needs to be locked up, anyone who listens to the Crime Boss needs to be locked up.
Good because they didn’t do anything wrong. The dems just trying to cause more trouble and not do there job. They should all be fired and should pay back all the money they made for NOT doing there job the last 2 years!
Is this true? ABC is so twisted it is hard to tell.. If true good for Rick Perry. I guess he has better things to do than play the democrats evil games.
Anyone not complying with a subpoena obviously has something to hide
Orange Jumpsuits for everyone! Trump does not get to dictate the world!
Enough of the Corporatist chicanery being perpetrated by all of Trump’s “best people”. The worst Administration in U.S. history. Every one of them will have their “Pinochet moment”. “I was only following orders” didn’t work at Nuremberg; so why does it work for GOP Operatives?
When are the citizens going to demand politicians follow the law? Where is it written a president can break any law, not be told no, you cannot do that? Doral? Acceptable? How in any way is this legal? He just runs over treaties and laws and The law says they cannot stop him? BS
Lock him up 🤷
Send. Rick Perry, running like a scared yellow rabbit. What do u think he can do to you.?
olgaNYC1211 Arrest his ass!
REALmillerfinch Please lock him up SpeakerPelosi SenSchumer RepAdamSchiff Please stop this tragedy of justice that the WH has embraced.
olgaNYC1211 Surprise, surprise.
olgaNYC1211 I’m so sick of no jail time. Geezuz. I’d be in jail in 5.2 seconds. FO
olgaNYC1211 SecretaryPerry going down with the ship. Your family must be proud.
olgaNYC1211 LockHimUp
olgaNYC1211 RepAdamSchiff Please see that Perry experiences consequences to the FULL extent of the law for his non-compliance, just as any other US citizen would.
olgaNYC1211 Eventually, he's going to have to justify that to a judge, and Oops ain't gonna cut it! All of Trump's sycophants are wantonly defiant of the rule of law, and they deserve every measure of justice that's coming for them! LockThemAllUp
olgaNYC1211 LockHimUp
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Why does congress continue to issue subpoenas if they lack the will to enforce them?
Trumpsays: 'I am corrupt. Get over it'
he doesn't have to since this is a illegal impeachment inquiry. Pelosi has to take a full vote to make it legal. There not allowing due process on the president
Good.
He thinks because others are not complying with the fake subpoenas that he can get away with not complying with a REAL one? I'll get the popcorn!
cool...see you in an orange jumpsuit then
Of course he wont.
Obstruction of justice! Book him Danno!
It's not a subpoena, it's a letter trying to bully someone to appear before them and bow down
Good
Hit him where it hurts -- Time to garnish his wages
WMM_podcast So now what?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
So he’s a traitor? Got it.
Congress should just take these guys to court! Because if it was any of us, we'd be in court in a heart beat! And there not, because there playing games with congress, really? Grow a pair!!
Of course not. The Democrats have made it very clear that there will be no consequences for ignoring a subpoena. So why shouldnt he refuse to cooperate?
wow they all are crooked as far as im concerned they dont want to do the right thing for america crooks
Throw his ass in jail then.
So, we have a Banana Republic on our southern border. 🇨🇦..
Actual video of Rick Perry 'not complying'
If these criminals were locked up for more than the weekend. We wouldn't be in the situation we are in.
Shocker!
Well duh, he’s going to go to jail. AGAIN!!
sunshinek67 I’m saving all these refusals to comply with subpoenas Incase I ever get one. My defense is going to be that the White House didn’t have to do it, so why should I comply?
THROW👏🏽HIS👏🏽TRAITOR👏🏽ASS👏🏽IN👏🏽JAIL👏🏽
Put SecretaryPerry’s ass in jail.
Then lock him up damn it
The most transparent administration always denies any disclosure
Good! F&k Them! DemocratsAreDestroyingAmerica UkraineHoax
I would not comply with the Democrats, i don’t even consider them human
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