The Senate impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump began this week with the Republican-led body blocking Democratic efforts to subpoena key witnesses and documents, thereby restricting the introduction of new evidence. Now, Fox News and Republicans are pointing to a lack of new evidence as proof that Democrats don’t have a case.

On January 21, Republicans rejected 11 Democratic amendments to Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) proposed rules for the trial. Some rejected amendments would have issued subpoenas for key witnesses including former White House national security adviser John Bolton and acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. Republicans also blocked Democratic attempts to subpoena documents from the White House, the State Department, the Defense Department, and the Office of Management and Budget related to the impeachment inquiry.

Now, Fox News guests and hosts are pointing to the lack of new information or evidence as proof that the Democrats don’t have a case. Fox personalities have also repeatedly characterized the hearing as “boring,” and the network has provided a platform for Republican members of Congress -- particularly those close to the impeachment case -- to repeat the same talking points on air.