Rick Perry
The outgoing Energy Secretary insists the impeachment inquiry "lacks any legitimate constitutional foundation."
The energy secretary said he'll step down from the Cabinet "at a date later this year" after weeks of speculation over his departure.
The energy secretary said Trump's lawyer offered debunked conspiracy theories on Ukrainian influence in the 2016 election, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The energy secretary is the latest person in President Donald Trump's orbit to face demands for documents.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The affair shows how those with ties to Trump and his administration were pursuing business deals in Ukraine that went far beyond advancing the president’s personal political interests.
The U.S. energy secretary is expected to resign by the end of the year.
The former Texas governor is expected to leave Trump's Cabinet by the end of the year.
The energy secretary was among a number of high-profile public figures caught out by a fake post.
"This nation has suffered enough."
He got at least two children's books, plus a Clinton-themed version of "Macbeth."