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NEW: The Department of Energy just released 139 pages of records to American Oversight in response to our FOIA lawsuit — including what appears to be Secretary Rick Perry's briefing book for his May 2019 delegation to Ukraine. americanoversight.org/energy-departm…
Perry was one of the Trump administration's "three amigos" running Ukraine policy, but relatively little has been revealed — or released to Congress — about his role.

These pages give us a window into Perry's May 2019 delegation to Zelensky's inauguration
For example, here are Rick Perry's talking points for his meeting with President Zelensky. americanoversight.org/document/doe-r…
The event memo for Rick Perry's May 20, 2019 meeting with President Zelensky lists the attendees, including:
- Sen. Ron Johnson
- Sen Rob Portman
- Kurt Volker
- Gordon Sondland
- Alexander Vindman
Unlike previous Ukraine document productions from OMB or the State Department, there aren't a lot of black boxes, but there are still significant redactions — including the Purpose, Key Issues, and Background for Perry's meeting with Zelensky.
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The facts indeed have continued to emerge. Just today, @just_security reported on unredacted versions of emails we got through FOIA — showing OMB misled Congress about the Ukraine aid freeze: justsecurity.org/68614/exclusiv…
The unredacted emails also highlight the involvement of OMB general counsel Mark Paoletta — who has been reviewing redactions on released documents and was himself a central figure in the administration's efforts to withhold aid.
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More questions about the Ukraine scheme remain, including about the potential involvement of top Trump administration officials. The facts will come out in the end — and we haven't reached the end. americanoversight.org/the-ukraine-in…
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President Trump may have been nominally acquitted yesterday, but the public still needs the truth about the administration's Ukraine dealings. We're suing the State Dept. for records related to VP Mike Pence's involvement in the Ukraine pressure campaign: americanoversight.org/document/compl…
We're asking for records related to VP Pence's communications with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, records from his August/September 2019 trip to Europe, and communications between the Office of the Vice President and top State officials: americanoversight.org/document/compl…
The president is not above accountability. The paper trail is going to continue to come out. We have five more Ukraine-related document production deadlines scheduled in the next six weeks: americanoversight.org/investigation/…
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NEW Ukraine Documents: Tonight, less than a day before the Senate impeachment vote, the Department of Energy released 41 more pages of Ukraine-related records to American Oversight in response to our FOIA lawsuit. We'll be posting updates here: americanoversight.org/energy-departm…
This production contains emails between senior aides to former Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Michael Bleyzer, a Ukrainian-American investor and longtime Perry supporter, who was pursuing energy projects in Ukraine at the time. americanoversight.org/energy-departm…
The emails show extensive contacts between Bleyzer and top DOE officials in early 2019 as Bleyzer and a business partner were in the process of attempting to win oil and gas exploration rights in Ukraine — which they ultimately secured in July.
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NEW from @a_cormier_ and me: The Justice Department just released a new version of the Mueller report in response to a #FOIA lawsuit by me/@BuzzFeedNews and @EPICprivacy. This version was processed in accordance with #FOIA

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