Oak Park Trustee Brian Straw was the only defendant in court Thursday morning when U.S. Judge April Perry approved the defense’s request that any record of White House officials encouraging criminal charges for the “Broadview 6” be turned over. As long as a record of White House influence exists, that is. The defense team has argued that Straw and the other progressive political figures charged with felony conspiracy were selectively targeted over their political affiliation and criticisms of the Trump administration. Prosecutors filed an indictment last October alleging that the […]
