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by austin-cheney 719 days ago
Impeachment is not considered a criminal proceeding, but a political one. It just serves to authorize a criminal proceeding by the senate. If Nixon’s tapes could not be used during a criminal proceeding they could still be used in a push for an impeachment.

But, yes, an impeachment or senate trial is likely unthinkable without a super majority. Driving conformity/uniformity is the goal of party politics.