Democrat senator appears to be trying to thwart evidence about Obama State Department pushing bogus Steel dossier

Washington Free Beacon:

Sen. Gary Peters (D., Mich.), the ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security Committee, is slow rolling a subpoena for a former State Department official tied to the Christopher Steele dossier, Senate Republicans say.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R., Wis.), who chairs the committee, vented at Peters Thursday, accusing him of resorting to "absurd process arguments" to undermine the panel's investigation. The official, Jonathan Winer, was Steele's "main conduit" into the State Department, and he has since destroyed much of their correspondence, according to the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on Russian electoral interference.

"Among other issues, Mr. Winer's admitted destruction of his records related to his contacts with Christopher Steele is concerning and deserves an explanation," Johnson told the Washington Free Beacon. "I am looking forward to learning more from Mr. Winer in spite of Democrat attempts to further delay our investigation."

A committee source with knowledge of the process told the Free Beacon that Peters believes the full committee must vote anytime it changes the date, time, or location appearing on the subpoena. Since such changes are frequent, committee Republicans believe that Peters is trying to bog the panel down in a series of logistical votes, thus delaying Winer's testimony.

"They're throwing up all these roadblocks and kicking and screaming the whole way," the source said. "The question is, what is there to hide?"
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What they fear is more evidence of the Obama administration's complicity in pushing the Russian collusion hoax.