Perry Denies Ukraine Connection in Decision to Abandon Trump (1)

Energy Secretary Rick Perry insisted Friday that his decision to leave Donald Trump’s cabinet is not tied to his dealings with Ukraine, as a House impeachment inquiry scrutinizes his role in an administration decision to withhold aid amid pressure to investigate the president’s political foes.

“It has absolutely nothing to do with Ukraine,” Perry said in a Fox News Channel interview, one day after handing Trump his resignation letter and about six months after the president said he first learned of his energy secretary’s plan to leave.

Perry said his work with Ukraine was focused on ensuring the country wasn’t ...