Key White House Impeachment Official Leaves Office

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One of the key figures who came up during the House Intelligence hearings is officially no longer a member of the Trump administration.

Rick Perry, one of the longest-tenured members of the Trump administration and who was serving as the Secretary of Energy, is officially removed from his post.

Always Controversial

Perry has been controversial literally from the first day his nomination was made.

Hailing from Texas, Perry has always been and remains today a big believer in the fossil fuel industry.

He once stated that the entire Department of Energy should be scrapped, so it was rather ironic Trump handpicked him for the position of Secretary of Energy.

Perry’s issues were not exactly with the Energy Department, however, as much as it was the pile of regulations put in place by that department during the Obama administration.

On that front, Perry did an exceptional job, shredding regulations that resulted in the United States rising to the top of the rankings among the world’s oil and gas-producing countries.

That, of course, did not endear him to Democrats, nor did his role in the phone call between Trump and Ukraine President Zelensky.

Urging the Phone Call

Rick Perry has regularly been included in the group of individuals tagged as the “three amigos” by the media and Democrats.

Perry was very active in the situation with Ukraine, reportedly being the one that strongly urged Trump to call Zelensky.

He has always maintained he only wanted Trump to call Zelensky to congratulate him and grease the way, not ask him for any quid pro quo.

The media and Democrats, however, have portrayed his role as significantly different.

When Perry’s resignation was first announced, many expected Trump was putting pressure on Perry to leave, but based on Trump’s sendoff, that was far from the case.

When Perry initially announced his resignation, Trump sent out tweets stating, “I want to thank Secretary of Energy Rick Perry for the outstanding job he has done.

“He will be leaving at the end of the year to pursue other interests. Rick was a great Governor of Texas and a great Secretary of Energy.

“He is also my friend! At the same time, I am pleased to nominate Deputy Secretary Dan Brouillette to be the new Secretary of Energy.

“Dan’s experience in the sector is unparalleled. A total professional, I have no doubt that Dan will do a great job!”

Perry’s future plans have not yet been announced, but there is plenty of speculation that he will run for office at some point in the very near future.

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  1. Corrupt communication which is traducing, also known as spin, and mockery is in there too.
    This is for those that have been circumcised in the heart all others will be judged by the evilness coming out of their mouth, by their peers, as we see this day. It is the evilness that comes out of their mouth that defiles them. For it is what they have hidden in their heart. For the mouth speaks of the abundance of his heart. Traducing is the evil which started in the Garden of Eden
    Eph 4:1-5:2, 4 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, 18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: 19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 20 But ye have not so learned Christ; 21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: 22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; 24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. 25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. 26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 27 Neither give place to the devil. 28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. 29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. 5 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; 2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. KJV

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