Jordan probes hiring of top Manhattan Trump prosecutor

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) expanded his probe into the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Friday, asking to speak with one of the leading prosecutors in the inquiry into former President Trump’s hush money dealings.

The letter to Matthew Colangelo, a former Justice Department attorney, asks for his correspondence with the DA’s Office prior to joining the probe now led by District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D). 

“You had previously served in senior positions in the U.S. Department of Justice and the New York Attorney General’s Office, both of which had...