Gee, it's almost as if they've been putting on all this for show

Senator Al franken, champion of the citizenship

Democrats block the testimony of 12 witnesses they've been claiming are behind the Russian election story they've been peddling. 

House Democrats are continuing to block testimony from about a dozen witnesses who sought to appear before the intelligence oversight panel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Congressional officials said one of the key witnesses, former informal adviser to the Trump campaign Carter Page, was scheduled to testify at a closed hearing of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

But Democrats on the committee blocked the testimony, asserting they needed more time to prepare.