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Former national security adviser John Bolton's book, "The Room Where It Happened," isn't even out yet but it's causing shockwaves--and in a trial in which he's not a witness and probably won't be, even though he's willing to testify.
Republicans are all-out blocking Democrats from getting Bolton and other potential witnesses to testify about his firsthand knowledge of Trump's questionable "quid-pro-quo" dealings with Ukraine and other countries.
Bolton, who has said he will testify if subpoenaed, is seen as a lynchpin in the legal case against Trump. 
Chief Justice John Roberts has not yet ruled on whether witness testimony will be allowed in Trump's  impeachment trial. But Leid Stories asks: Should witnesses arbitrarily be barred from testifying in a trial--particularly a trial concerning crimes allegedly committed by the president of the United States?

 Kobe Bryant, 8 Others Die in Copter Crash:  Investigations continue into what caused a helicopter to crash yesterday morning in a marshy field in Calabasas, Los Angeles, killing all aboard -- including NBA phenom Kobe Bryant, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna.
Also on the copter's manifest were John Altobelli, head baseball coach at Orange Coast College; his wife Keri; and their daughter Alyssa.
The pilot and three others were not yet identified.

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In light of currents events and developments, Leid Stories listeners tackle a timely  question: Is the U.S. political/electoral system viable in our dramatically changed society?  

If we really value and apply the teachings of the Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and emulate the spirit of his work, what can we show as evidence of our gratitude and our progress? 
 

The upcoming impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the Senate. How do you think it will go? And which candidate, if any, has your attention?