u.s. president donald trump nominee head agriculture department say senate ethics disclosure form would place assets include part ownership grain merchandise company blind trust republican sonny perdue tap head department day trump inauguration progress confirmation slow media report suggest undo various business entanglements cause delay ethics file representatives perdue immediately respond call seek comment delay divestiture plan disclose file post online weekend u.s. office government ethics submit ethics file key step toward possible confirmation perdue former governor georgia also say would resign position national grain fee association bipartisan policy center governor council georgia agribusiness council perdue receive strong support agricultural trade group senate agriculture committee yet release schedule confirmation hear u.s. agriculture secretary nominee submit ethics disclosures