4 Takeaways From the <br />Judiciary Committee's <br />First Impeachment Hearing.<br />1. These impeachment <br />hearings may include <br />portions of the Mueller Report.<br />In his opening statements, <br />Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler <br />gave a nod to the portions of the Mueller <br />report concerning obstruction of justice.<br />President Trump took extraordinary and unprecedented steps to obstruct the investigation ... Then, as now, this administration’s level of obstruction is without precedent, Jerry Nadler, House Judiciary Committee Chairman, <br />via 'The Washington Post'.<br />2. Stanford Law Professor <br />Pamela Karlan provided fiery testimony.<br />Prof. Karlan ridiculed<br />Rep. Doug Collins (R., GA) <br />for suggesting that she hadn't <br />fully prepared for her testimony. .<br />Mr. Collins, I would like to say to you, sir, ... I would not speak about these things without reviewing the facts. So I’m insulted by the suggestion that as a law professor, I don’t care about those facts, Pamela Karlan, Stanford Law Professor, <br />via 'The Washington Post' .<br />3. The GOP's only witness <br />is not a Trump supporter.<br />George Washington University law <br />professor Jonathan Turley stated that he <br />voted against Trump in 2016. .<br />Despite his political leanings, <br />Turley's assessment is that an <br />impeachment of Trump is not warranted.<br />4. An argument against <br />impeachment has to do <br />with the speed of <br />the proceedings.<br />In his statement, Turley asked committee <br />Democrats, "Why do you want to set the <br />record for the fastest impeachment? <br />Fast is not good for impeachment.”
