Senior Obama Administration official tells the New York Times: “[T]he hearsay rule is not one of those things that is rooted in American values.”
The context for the remark, which I’m not sure really matters, is the proposed reform of the military commissions system for detainees. It won’t surprise you, after reading that remark, to learn that even after the proposed reform, much more hearsay will be admissible in commission proceedings than in federal court.
