Perry pressed Ukraine on corruption, energy company changes
Source: Politico
Energy Secretary Rick Perry urged Ukraine's president to root out corruption and pushed the new government for changes at its state-run oil and gas company, people familiar with his work said Friday — indications that he was more deeply involved than previously known in President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure officials in Kiev.
The people said they have no indication that Perry explicitly called on Ukrainian officials to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, the issue that has spawned a House impeachment inquiry into Trump. But at the very least, they said, Perry played an active role in the Trump administration's efforts to shape decisions by the newly elected government of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Among other changes, Perry pushed for Ukraine’s state-owned natural gas company Naftogaz to expand its board to include Americans, two people familiar with the matter said. Two long-time energy executives based in Perry’s home state of Texas were among those under consideration for that role, one source familiar with the administration’s dealings with the company said.
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I'm taking this with a grain of salt, not that it couldn't be true, but the timing seems to fit the hourly shape-shifting story telling coming out of the WH and through an unabashed water carrying rag like Politico.
But here we again get the meme of a WH official pressing UKR on "corruption," which is tRump's own euphemism for 'fabricate something against the Biden's' that we can use against democrats in the 2020 election.
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by giving them wiggle room that tRump didn't mean it. 
Doesn't seem to matter, he did it, admitted it, did it again with China, has his motley crew globe trotting trying to change 2016 for some unknown reason and whatever else.
The fact is tRump betrayed his oath and betrayed our country.
Why did they decide to release this after every other excuse failed? Smells like bullshit to me. 
