# Roger Stone Arrested, Venezuela’s Crisis, and Merkel Steps Down from CDU

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FRIDAY 1/25 \| A key Trump advisor is arrested! Angela Merkel steps down from CDU! And what’s happening in Venezuela? The world’s a busy place, and thanks to the internet, we witness a whole lotta’ stuff. Join Julius, Tony, and Amarynth for a rational look at current events around the world - only on Rational Radio.

DISCUSSION TIMES AND SOURCES:

02:20 - [Venezuela is in a Pickle](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36319877)

18:20 - [FBI Arrests Roger Stone, Key Trump Advisor](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/us/politics/roger-stone-trump-mueller.html)

38:25 - [Angela Merkel Steps Down From CDU](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/angela-merkel-new-cdu-leader-vote-germany-who-will-replace-kramp-karrenbauer-friedrich-merz-a8671801.html)

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