Daniel Jorjani appears before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for his confirmation hearing on May 2, 2019. Credit: YouTube/Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Before joining the department in January 2017, Jorjani worked as a high-paid operative at several organizations connected to fossil fuel moguls Charles and David Koch. He held a senior policy position at the Charles Koch Foundation and Charles Koch Institute from 2010 to 2012 and served as general counsel at the Koch-backed Freedom Partners from 2012 to 2017.

“To the best of my recollection, I’ve never had a meeting nor any official communications with them.”

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