The House GOP Takes Alvin Bragg's Bait

Donald Trump, the Beltway press corps and Democrats don’t agree on much, but they do all want Mr. Trump to dominate the nation’s political news and conversation. The puzzle is why House Republicans seem eager to fall into this trap by investigating Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s potential prosecution of Mr. Trump.

We’ve said that Mr. Bragg’s indictment of the former President would be misguided and is likely to take U.S. politics into a deeper polarized hole. Perhaps the DA is rethinking this himself, as he delayed his grand jury’s consideration of more evidence until Monday at the earliest. Perhaps cooler heads are warning him that bringing what the public evidence suggests is a weak case will forever mark his career. And what if he loses in court?