GOP holds crime hearing in effort to oppose Bragg.

The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee plans to hold a field hearing in Manhattan on April 17 to examine how Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's "pro-crime, anti-victim policies" have led to an increase in violent crime. The move is seen as the latest effort to undermine Bragg as he prosecutes former President Donald Trump for criminal charges related to several hush money payments around the 2016 election. Bragg's office has pushed back on the GOP's crime narrative, noting that homicides and shootings in Manhattan have declined since Bragg took office last year.