After leaving the administration, Rick Perry didn’t waste much time before joining the board of the general partner that controls pipeline company Energy Transfer LP, the company responsible for the Dakota Access Pipeline. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Perry had served as a director at Energy Transfer Partners before becoming energy secretary, and the company’s billionaire CEO was a major supporter of Perry’s 2016 presidential run. washingtonpost.com/news/post-poli…
Perry agreed to refrain from working on matters involving the company for a period of time while secretary. But Energy Transfer’s history of lobbying the Energy Department while Perry was secretary has raised some questions about the ethics of his new spot on the board.
We filed a FOIA request for communications between Energy Department officials and Perry or other Energy Transfer representatives since Perry’s resignation. americanoversight.org/document/foia-… 
Read more about our investigation into former Secretary Perry’s energy industry connections — including his efforts in Ukraine: americanoversight.org/investigation/…
