The Latest Breaking News from Jim Jordan

Michael Hiltzik: The Bob Lee killing shows how crime reporting gets almost everything wrong

Rushes to judgment seldom come at you any faster than the commentary about the killing of tech entrepreneur Bob Lee in a deserted neighborhood of San Francisco early on the morning of April 4.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 20, 2023

Judge denies Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s request to halt subpoena from House GOP about Trump prosecution

NEW YORK — A federal judge shot down a request by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Wednesday to halt House Republicans from questioning a former prosecutor about his office’s investigation into ex-President Donald Trump.

Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2023

Court Declines to Block Congressional Subpoena of Former Special Assistant Prosecutor in Trump Prosecution

From Bragg v. Jordan, decided today by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil (S.D.N.Y.) (and an appeal has already been filed); I'm on the run and don't have the time to focus on it further, but I thought I'd pass along some key paragraphs from the opening and closing parts. The request…

Reason · Apr 19, 2023

FACT FOCUS: NYC crime is not worst ever, despite claims

Social media users are claiming crime in New York City is the worst it’s been in a generation, especially in Manhattan where former President Donald Trump faces criminal charges

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023

Dems mock Jordan's NYC crime "stunt"

Democrats suggest moving hearing to Jordan's home state "where the crime rate is significantly greater"

Salon · Apr 18, 2023

News briefs

Ohio murder rates far higher than NYC as state’s GOP Rep. Jim Jordan slams city’s crime woes

Tribune News Service · Apr 17, 2023

NYC crime victims rail against Manhattan DA Bragg in House GOP hearing

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…

Tribune News Service · Apr 17, 2023

Protesters shout at Jim Jordan outside of House hearing in New York City on Alvin Bragg

Protesters shouted, ‘Hey hey, ho, ho, Jim Jordan’s got to go’ as the House Judiciary Committee conducted its field hearing

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

Congress returns from recess with a big to-do list

Addressing the fallout of a leak of classified intelligence documents and drafting legislation to avoid a default on the nation's credit limit are just a few items on Congress' to-do list.

WEKU · Apr 17, 2023

Ohio murder rates far higher than NYC as state’s GOP Rep. Jim Jordan slams city’s crime woes

NEW YORK — Before Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan gavels into order a House Judiciary Committee hearing Monday aimed at shaming New York City’s crime problem, he might consider a deep look at the far higher murder rates of his home state.

Tribune News Service · Apr 17, 2023