Hearing transcripts from Clinton's two-day defense

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Hearing transcripts from Clinton's defense

Day two

Opening statement of Chairman Hyde and committee debate

Opening statements from the first panel of day two: former U.S. attorney Thomas Sullivan, law professor Ronald Noble, former Watergate task force leader Richard Davis, former acting deputy attorney general Edward Dennis, former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld

Day one

Opening statement of Chairman Henry Hyde

Statement of Gregory Craig, White House Special Counsel

Opening statements from the first panel: former Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach, Princeton history professor Sean Wilentz, Harvard government professor Samuel Beer, and Yale political science professor Bruce Ackerman

Members' questioning of first panel: Reps. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wisconsin), John Conyers (D-Michigan), Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts), Charles Schumer (D-New York), Lamar Smith (R-Texas), Elton Gallegly (R-California), Rick Boucher (D-Virginia), Charles Canady (R-Florida), Jerrold Nadler (D-New York), Robert Scott (D-Virginia)

Opening statements from the second panel: Former Reps. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-New York), Rev. Robert Drinan (D-Massachusetts), Wayne Owens (D-Utah)

Members' questioning of second panel: Reps. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wisconsin), Bill McCollum (R-Florida), Charles Schumer (D-New York), George Gekas (R-Pennsylvania), Howard Berman (D-California), Howard Coble (R-North Carolina), Rick Boucher (D-Virginia), Chairman Henry Hyde (R-Illinois)

Opening statements from the third panel: Former Watergate task force assistant chief counsel Richard Ben-Viniste; former Senate Watergate Committee assistant chief counsel James Hamilton

Members' questioning of the third panel

Key to speakers:

House Judiciary Committee:

• Rep. Henry J. Hyde (R-Illinois), Chairman
• Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wisconsin)
• Rep. Bill Mccollum (R-Florida)
• Rep. George W. Gekas (R-Pennsylvania)
• Rep. Howard Coble (R-North Carolina)
• Rep. Lamar S. Smith (R-Texas)
• Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-California)
• Rep. Charles T. Canady (R-Florida)
• Rep. Bob Inglis (R-South Carolina)
• Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Virginia)
• Rep. Stephen E. Buyer (R-Indiana)
• Rep. Ed Bryant (R-Tennessee)
• Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio)
• Rep. Bob Barr (R-Georgia)
• Rep. William L. Jenkins (R-Tennessee)
• Rep. Asa Hutchinson (R-Arkansas)
• Rep. Edward A. Pease (R-Indiana)
• Rep. Chris Cannon (R-Utah)
• Rep. James E. Rogan (R-California)
• Rep. Lindsey O. Graham (R-South Carolina)
• Rep. Mary Bono (R-California)
• Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-Michigan), Ranking Democrat
• Rep. Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts)
• Rep. Charles E. Schumer (D-New York)
• Rep. Howard L. Berman (D-California)
• Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Virginia)
• Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-New York)
• Rep. Robert C. Scott (D-Virginia)
• Rep. Melvin L. Watt (D-North Carolina)
• Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-California)
• Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)
• Rep. Maxine Waters (D-California)
• Rep. Martin T. Meehan (D-Massachusetts)
• Rep. William D. Delahunt (D-Massachusetts)
• Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Forida)
• Rep. Steven R. Rothman (D-New Jersey)
• Rep. Thomas M. Barrett (D-Wisconsin)

Lawyers

• Thomas E. Mooney Sr., Chief Of Staff/General Counsel
• Abbe Lowell, Chief Minority Investigative Counsel
• David Schippers, Chief Majority Investigative Counsel
• Gregory B. Craig, White House Special Counsel

Panel 1: Historical Precedents and Constitutional Standards

• Nicholas Katzenbach, Former Attorney General
• Sean Wilentz, Dayton Stockton Professor Of History, Princeton University
• Samuel H. Beer, Eaton Professor Of The Science Of Government Emeritus, Harvard University
• Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor Of Law And Political Science, Yale University

Panel 2: Abuse of Power

• Former Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-New York)
• Former Rep. and Rev. Robert Drinan (D-Massachusetts)
• Former Rep. Wayne Owens (D-Utah)