'BradCast 1/28/2020 (Senate trial shakeup; New election cybersecurity concerns)
b"On today's 'BradCast':\\xa0 In the Senate Impeachment Trial of Donald J. Trump, the President's defense team wrapped up their opening (and, they hope, closing) arguments. In a brief, two-hour presentation on Tuesday, they argued largely that Trump did nothing wrong, and even if he did, it's not impeachable, characterizing the dispute as little more than a "policy disagreement" between Democrats and the White House that sets a dangerous precedent by lowering the bar on future presidential impeachments. But Senate Republicans' plans for a quick acquittal have reportedly been upended by bombshell claims made by Trump's former National Security Advisor John Bolton in a draft manuscript. On Tuesday, Trump's former Chief of Staff, General John Kelly supported Bolton's assertions. Republicans are reportedly struggling to find the votes needed to block witnesses in the trial as new polling shows 75 percent of registered voters want witnesses to be allowed to testify. Also today:\\xa0 with the Iowa Caucuses looming next week on Monday night, February 3rd, the state Democratic Party's decision to use a smartphone app to help report results quickly on caucus night is raising concerns about election security. We explain the issues specific to the Iowa caucuses and the security of the app in question. Of far greater concern, however, is an important county election underway right now in Seattle where more than a million voters are eligible to cast their vote via the Internet for the first time on either a computer or smart phone. The landmark pilot election comes despite a years-long, nearly-unanimous consensus from cybersecurity experts that the Internet is "too risky for voting." Why are Democrats barreling ahead with this disturbing experiment? Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report'..."