A former aide to President Trump claims that the House and Senate committees investigating possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia have "completely blocked" him from testifying before Congress.

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Carter Page complained that fired FBI Director Jim Comey has testified three times before Congress.

"It is unfathomable that Comey got his third chance in as many months to testify about the senseless witch hunt that he led on behalf of the Clinton campaign and Obama administration, but I have been completely blocked from testifying," Page told the Washington Examiner in a report published Saturday.

Page accused the congressional intelligence committees of smearing his reputation while ignoring his complaints about a FISA warrant obtained by the Obama administration to spy on him.

Page has long been a target for accusations of collusion with Russia. In April, CNN reported that the Russian government attempted to infiltrate the Trump campaign through Page and other top campaign officials.

The former Trump adviser has maintained his innocence, telling CNN in April that he was a victim of civil rights violations.

“I have been the victim of one of the most horrendous civil rights violations in recent U.S. election history,” Page told Chris Cuomo in April.

Page says he is pursuing legal action against what he calls the “dodgy dossier” (also known as the Steele dossier) that led U.S. officials to surveil him under a FISA warrant. Last summer, a dossier was released alleging Page met with top Russian officials during the course of the 2016 campaign. The dossier was compiled by a former British intelligence agent, Christopher Steele, who was gathering damaging information about President Trump and his associates. It is currently a classified document.