Energy Secretary Rick PerryJames (Rick) Richard PerryOvernight Energy: Farmers say EPA reneged on ethanol deal | EPA scrubs senators’ quotes from controversial ethanol announcement | Perry unsure if he’ll comply with subpoena | John Kerry criticizes lack of climate talk at debateRick Perry doesn’t know if he’ll comply with congressional subpoenaMulvaney helped organize controversial Ukraine meetingMORE said President TrumpDonald John TrumpGOP congressman slams Trump over report that U.S. bombed former anti-ISIS coalition headquartersUS to restore ‘targeted assistance’ to Central American countries after migration dealTrump says lawmakers should censure SchiffMORE directed him to discuss Ukraine corruption concerns with Rudy GiulianiRudy GiulianiTrump threat lacks teeth to block impeachment witnessesSondland could provide more clues on Ukraine controversyTop US diplomat William Taylor scheduled to testify in impeachment probeMORE in the spring, according to an interview with The Wall Street Journal. 

Perry told the publication that he contacted Giuliani, the President’s personal lawyer, to ask for help in arranging a meeting between trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky.

Perry told the publication that he and other officials, including former special representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker Kurt Volker Perry, said that trump instructed him to discuss Ukraine with Giuliani: reportSondland can give more clues about the disputes over Ukrainethe comments And actions of Schiff demanded his formal censure, urged trump to meet with Zelensky soon after he took office, but trump expressed reservations, citing the history of political corruption in the country, and told Perry to visit Rudy.

And when I remember the conversation, he said, “Look, the President is really concerned that there are people in Ukraine who tried to defeat him during the presidential election,” Perry told the publication. He thinks they’re corrupt and … that There are still people out there who are absolutely corrupt.

Perry said that in his conversation with Giuliani, the attorney cited baseless claims, which have frequently been mentioned by Trump, including that Ukraine was in possession of Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonGOP warns Graham letter to Pelosi on impeachment could ‘backfire’ Hillary Clinton praises former administration officials who testified before House as ‘gutsy women’Third-quarter fundraising sets Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg apartMOREs email server, had fabricated evidence against Trumps ex-campaign chairman Paul ManafortPaul John ManafortCuomo signs measure allowing New York to press charges despite presidential pardonRand Paul calls for probe of Democrats over Ukraine letterHe who must not be named: How Hunter Biden became a conversation-stopperMORE and was responsible for a former British spys dossier alleging that Russia had compromising information on Trump.

I don’t know if it was shit or what Perry said, but Im just saying there were three things he said. That’s why the President doesn’t trust these guys.

Perry said Giuliani didn’t say they should do X, Y and No. He just said, ” You want to know why he’s comfortable letting this guy in?”That’s the reason.

The trump administration claims that financial aid was withheld from Ukraine because of concerns about corruption and not, as alleged in the whistleblower complaint, as a way to pressure the country to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden Lawmakers should condemn Shiffshiff says committees will eventually make impeachment agricultural investigation transcripts public trump’s threat lacks teeth to block impeachment

However, in a may letter, Pentagon officials said they confirmed that the country had taken important steps to fight corruption months before the administration blocked military aid.

The whistleblower complaint about a July 25 call between Trump and Zelensky is at the centre of a House impeachment inquiry launched last month.

The Hill has reached out to the White house for comment.