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If this be the rule of courts, a fortiori it must be the rule of the Senate on impeachments; for we have seen, that, when sitting for this purpose, the Senate enjoys a latitude of its own.
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Sumner asserts that the Senate should follow the same evidentiary rules as courts during impeachment.
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