>"The senators aren't only jurors, they're victims."
Do you find the rules of evidence troubling, Congressman? Are they victims of the system they themselves created? Are you?
"Senate precedent suggests that, in fact, the standard for whether evidence should be considered is broader than the standards of an Article III court. This brings us to the hearsay rules.
Specifically, because the ultimate rationale behind many of our evidentiary rules–particularly the rules like hearsay, which aim to prevent a jury from hearing information that might be more prejudicial than probative–become inapplicable in a Senate trial, the Senate has at various times decided to disregard them."
https://www.justsecurity.org/68279/there-is-no-reason-to-exclude-evidence-in-an-impeachment-trial-on-grounds-of-hearsay/