Jim Jordan probes DC investigation of GOP legal activist Leonard Leo

WASHINGTON, D. C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Monday announced that he’s investigating an effort by the District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General to investigate conservative legal activist Leonard Leo and nonprofit groups he’s affiliated with. The Champaign County Republican on Monday joined with House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, in a letter to D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb. The letter calls Schwalb’s Leo probe politically motivated and says the committees are “concerned about potential infringement on free association and...