Trump allies take fight to Bragg's backyard with hearing on NYC crime

Donald Trump's congressional allies have taken the fight to Manhattan, where they're hosting a field hearing to attack District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, as weak on crime — all part of the Republican strategy to undermine the historic prosecution of the former president.

Led by Chairman Jim Jordan, the powerful House Judiciary Committee is hearing Monday from victims of violent crime, as Republicans argue that Bragg has dropped the ball on keeping the public safe in order to focus on prosecuting Trump. Bragg's office has defended the Trump probe and...