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Mark is in Washington resting up in preparation for the resumption of his trial at the DC Superior Court on Monday morning. In the meantime, here are Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer with their dramatised reconstruction of the last day's events, including what Powerline's John Hinderaker described as Steyn's "bravura performance" of his opening statement. Simply click below:

SNIP MORE AT LINK. [FReeper's note: This PDF containing Turley's opening statement before congress today is 54 pages in length, but only due to the large portions of footnotes at the bottom of many pages.]

California Congressman Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, slammed the media Tuesday during the third day of public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry. He criticized press coverage of last week's hearings and of the Russia investigation. Watch his opening statement.

Opening Statement of Nominee Samuel Alito Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito's opening statement Monday to the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions: Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I am deeply honored to appear before you. I am deeply honored to have been nominated for a position on the Supreme Court. And I am humbled to have been nominated for the seat that is now held by Justice O'Connor. Justice O'Connor has been a pioneer, and her dedicated service on the Supreme Court will never be forgotten. And the people of the country certainly...

LOS ANGELES - A federal prosecutor told jurors in his opening statement Wednesday that Hillary Clinton's former national finance director panicked when costs for a celebrity-studded 2000 Hollywood fundraising gala mounted and lied to the government to conceal it. Peter Zeidenberg, of the Justice Department's public integrity division, told jurors that David F. Rosen deliberately caused campaign finance reports to be filed with the Federal Election Commission that claimed "in-kind" contributions of $400,000 for the Hollywood gala, when he knew that contributions exceeded $1.1 million. The event, held in August 2000 at a 112-acre Brentwood estate, drew celebrities such as...