House GOP panel to ‘respond’ to Manhattan DA’s plan to indict Trump

Republicans plan to use their new investigative powers in the House majority to ramp up probes into the Biden family and liberal Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg amid reports that Mr. Bragg is on the verge of indicting former President Donald Trump on felony charges.

An aide to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, Ohio Republican, told The Washington Times on Sunday that Mr. Jordan’s panel on the weaponization of the federal government “is expected to respond” to Mr. Bragg’s plans to indict Mr. Trump with an investigation and possible hearings.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday doubled down on a pledge that House Republicans, through the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, will investigate Mr. Bragg. Republicans suspect the liberal Democratic prosecutor is abusing the power of his office to politically target Mr. Trump, the party’s leading 2024 presidential candidate.

Mr. McCarthy said the House will examine the use of federal funds in Mr. Bragg’s office and to expect an announcement from the weaponization panel about the investigation on Monday.