Report: Rick Perry is Trump's choice for energy secretary

President-elect Donald Trump plans to pick former Texas Gov. Rick Perry as energy secretary, two sources directly involved in the transition and selection process told CBS News.

The other contenders were Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, and Ray Washburne, a key Trump fundraiser, former RNC finance chair, restaurateur and investor in oil and gas operations.

Perry is a board member of Energy Transfer Partners, which has a subsidiary called Dakota Access LLC. That company is attempting to build the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline.

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