Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 190
Trump Is Everywhere
East Chicago City Councilman Robert Battle “took the oath of office from behind bars at the Porter County Jail last week,” the Chicago Tribune reports.
“Battle was re-elected to his council seat in November, one month after murder and drug charges were filed by the federal government.”
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