The biggest takeaways from the House Judiciary Committee's first public impeachment hearing

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• The House Judiciary Committee launched its first public impeachment hearing on Wednesday into President Donald Trump.
• Three legal experts gave powerful testimony that Trump abused his office and should be impeached.
• The GOP's witness contradicted his own previous testimony.
• The judiciary committee houses a number of firebrand Republicans known for their scorched earth style of attacks, and Wednesday's hearing quickly devolved into theatrics and partisan mud-slinging.
• Scroll down to read the key takeaways from the committee's hearing.
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The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday launched its first public hearing in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

At the center of the investigation is a July 25 phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during which Trump repeatedly pressured Zelensky to investigate his political rival and a bogus conspiracy theory alleging Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election.

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