NEW YORK — House Republicans from other parts of the U.S. held a “field hearing” in New York City on Monday to hear testimony from a handful of local crime victims critical of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg — an at times chaotic affair that Democrats argued was meant to provide political cover for former President Donald Trump.
The hearing, convened by the House Judiciary Committee’s GOP members at the Javits Federal Building in Manhattan, turned tumultuous off the bat as a group of anti-Trump activists tried to storm into the room right as testimony was about to get underway.
“This hearing is a sham!” the protesters chanted as law enforcement officers escorted them out.
