Read: Witness opening statements in first Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing
By NBC News with NBC News Politics

The Capitol in Washington on Dec. 4, 2019.
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Tom Brenner Reuters
The witnesses called before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday as part of the ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump include Harvard law professor Noah Feldman, Stanford law professor Pamela Karlan, University of North Carolina law professor Michael Gerhardt and George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley.
The first three are testifying at the behest of the panel's Democratic majority, while Turley was called by the GOP.
Here are their opening statements as prepared for delivery.
Pamela Karlan, Democratic witness
Karlan Testimony (PDF)
Karlan Testimony (Text)
Michael Gerhardt, Democratic witness
Noah Feldman, Democratic witness
Feldman Testimony (PDF)
Feldman Testimony (Text)