Perry On Consulting With Giuliani About Ukraine: ‘I Trusted Him’

Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Friday that he had no qualms being directed to work with Rudy Giuliani on matters related to Ukraine, since he “trusted him.”


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1256608
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Ahemmmm…you were not listening to your fellow RepubliCON who said trust but verify!

So now, you’re part of the explosion of Grenade Giuliani and his master The Extortionist-In-Chief!

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Amazed at all of these people who think that claiming they didn’t know it was about Biden gives them a defense.

If you’re in a gang that’s going downtown to rob a bank, it really doesn’t matter that you aren’t aware whether it’s the Capital One Bank or Bank of America.

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Perry also said that he was waiting on advice from his general counsel about whether or not he should comply with the House subpoena

I’m guessing his “general counsel” is named Cockholster, who will advise him that subpoenas are mere suggestions and compliance is optional for members of the law-and-order Guardians Of Plutocrats.

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Oh, Rick, your lawyer told you to shut the fuck up. What he meant by that was that you should shut the fuck up. I know they don’t teach how to shut the fuck up in Goodhair Skool, but the concept behind shut the fuck up is quite simple. When you are asked a question, you don’t answer it. Instead, you shut the fuck up.

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Trusting Giuliani pretty much confirms everything Dubya said about Perry being epically dumb.

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Doen’t seem like your judgement is very good, does it Rick.

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The funny thing is that as a presidential candidate he vowed to disband the Department of Energy, now saying that this is the best job ever… All I can say is that whatever was making Perry so happy is Ukranian level corrupt, maybe even Congo level

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The Useful Idiot is playing his part with masterful skills.

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“I trusted Rudy”

Yea, that’s what I’d want to be remembered for on my way out the door…

Smh.

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Rick Perry was put in charge of our nuclear arsenal and he got a D in a class called “Meats” in college.

Only the best and brightest in the trump administration

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I hope he finds his new job, speed bump for Ttump, rewarding.

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Asked if it was OK with him that Trump told him to take orders from Giuliani instead of working with State, Perry said:

I respect the State Department. But I happen to know people in the energy industry who are smarter than the State Department folks.

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Perry also said that he was waiting on advice from his general counsel about whether or not he should comply with the House subpoena, and that they’d likely have a decision by the end of the day.

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Rick is a “two or three sentence” guy. When I read his responses here, I was pleased (for us) because he was not prudent at all.

ETA The word “sentence” is not always confined to grammar

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“As a governor of Texas, I used people outside of government all the time to give me information,” he said.

Translation: “As the governor of Texas, I was regularly beholden to private companies interested in looting the state government. I don’t see how this was any different.”

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“He also said that he “never heard the Biden name” and that the quid pro quo spelled out in the whistleblower complaint and call memo released by the White House was actually nonexistent”

So Perry negotiated the Quid Pro Quo to get out of this administration with his fingers somewhat intact.

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I don’t understand why Dems are continuing with this unhinged and hyperpartisan witch hunt fake “impeachment”. I mean, Trump and his top people have repeatedly denied wrongdoing. What more proof could Dems need that there’s nothing there?!? My god, the cynicism. So sad.

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Christ he’s even dumber than he looks, ain’t he?

It’s amazing no one was able to roll Perry for all he was worth before now. That guy is step-on-his-own-dick stupid.

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