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 ridiculedbr 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.