Here are the prepared opening statements from Wednesday's first public House Judiciary Committee hearing since the release of a 300-page report by Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee alleging "serious misconduct" by President Donald Trump. Four legal experts were testifying as part of the impeachment inquiry.
Noah Feldman, professor at Harvard Law School
Pamela Karlan, professor at Stanford Law School
Michael Gerhardt, professor at University of North Carolina School of Law
Jonathan Turley, professor at George Washington University Law School
Here is the opening statement of Chairman Jerry Nadler
Here is the opening statement of Ranking Member Doug Collins