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Several news outlets on Oct. 4 report that Energy Secretary Rick Perry could step down from that role as soon as November.
The Washington Post on Friday said Perry plans to step down by year-end and return to the private sector. The Post cited four unnamed individuals who it said had been briefed on Perry’s plans. The Politico news outlet late Thursday reported that Perry plans to leave the Department of Energy (DOE) next month.
Shaylyn Hynes, a DOE spokeswoman, in an email to media said: “While the Beltway media has breathlessly reported on rumors of Secretary Perry’s departure for months, he is still the Secretary of Energy and a proud member of President Trump’s Cabinet. One day the media will be right. Today is not that day.”
Should Perry resign, he would be the latest of about a dozen Cabinet members to leave their positions during the Trump administration.
Politico reported that Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette is expected to replace Perry. The DOE did not immediately respond to a POWER magazine request for comment.
Perry has become part of Congress’ impeachment inquiry of President Trump. Robert Melendez, D-N.J., the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, in a letter Tuesday asked Perry about his May 2019 trip to the Ukraine, asking for an official response no later than today. Reports that Trump asked Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden have become a key element of the impeachment inquiry.
This story will be updated as events warrant.
—Darrell Proctor is a POWER associate editor (@DarrellProctor1, @POWERmagazine).
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