Records from the Department of Agriculture in response to American Oversight's request for records pertaining to Secretary Perdue's June 22-23, 2017, trip attending a meeting of the Georgia Feed and Grain Association. These records include related communications.

As the impeachment inquiry gears up for its more public phase, American Oversight is continuing to look into ethics and influence issues at agencies like the Department of Agriculture.

American Oversight sued the USDA to investigate whether Perdue’s ties to Georgia agricultural-interest groups have had an impact on his policy decisions.

Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for records of communications with Secretary Sonny Perdue’s family businesses and external agricultural interest groups, including those sent from a personal email account. American Oversight is seeking these records to learn whether Secretary Perdue’s ties to agricultural interest groups have had an impact on his policy decisions.

FOIA to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for records of certain 2017 meetings attended by Secretary Sonny Perdue.