Jack Smith Grilled, Trump Hosts AI Summit, NYT Executive Allegedly Killed by In-Laws: AM Update 9/30

The Megyn Kelly Show

The episode covers a series of high-stakes developments including the Senate grilling of former Special Counsel Jack Smith regarding his investi

Key takeaways

• Senator Chuck Grassley revealed records showing Jack Smith's team reviewed communications from 44 members of Congress and numerous journalists.
• President Trump unveiled America.gov, an AI-driven portal intended to streamline access to federal government services.

Main topics

• Jack Smith Senate Hearing
• Trump AI Initiative (America.gov)

Notable quotes

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Conclusion

The episode provides a comprehensive update on legal, technological, a

Transcript preview

Speaker 7 (0:01) Hey guys, Megan Kelly here. Like millions of you, I love true crime content. So this summer we created the show I always wanted to listen to. We're calling it MK Confidential. One case per week, five episodes, Monday through Friday. New episodes every weeknight. JonBenet Ramsey, Chandra Levy, the DC Snipers, Scott Peterson, and some you've likely never heard of before. Search for The Megan Kelly Show wherever you listen to podcasts, you'll find it there. Speaker 7 (0:32) Good morning, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. It's Wednesday, September 30th, 2026, and this is your AM Update. Speaker 6 (0:39) You use your ability and the powers of your office to lie to the court, to lie to Congress, to lie to the American people. Speaker 7 (0:47) Former special counsel Jack Smith back on Capitol Hill facing hours of grilling over how deeply his investigations into President Trump intruded into Congress, Republican groups, and even the media. Speaker 3 (1:00) You'll now have one front door for every single question. Everything will Speaker 7 (1:04) be answered easily and quickly. President Trump putting artificial intelligence front and center yesterday, launching a new government website and meeting with tech leaders. A New York Times executive in the middle of an ugly custody battle gunned down in broad daylight. Police say the suspected killers are the victim's elderly in-laws and remnants of a hurricane that hit Mexico Monday night. now threatening to dump months worth of rain on parts of southern Colorado as the flood risk spreads into Oklahoma and Texas. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update. Speaker 7 (1:44) I have got to talk to you about Cozy Earth's Bamboo Stretch Knit Pajamas. I love mine. They are silky smooth and buttery soft, and you can feel it the second you put them on. They are naturally temperature regulating and breathable, so they keep you completely cool without ever waking up hot or clammy. They are crafted from viscose, from bamboo, with just the right amount of easy stretch. The fit's relaxed, so you look completely put together even while sipping your morning coffee or answering the front door or doing some small in-home errands. Plus, there is no real risk in trying them out because they offer an easy return and exchange window if the fit is not right and everything is backed by a warranty. Head to CozyEarth.com and use my code MEGANAM. for up to 20 % off home and sleepwear. That's code MeganAM for up to 20 % off on home and sleepwear. And if you see a post-purchase survey, please be sure to mention that you heard about Cozy Earth right here. Speaker 7 (2:49) A fiery hearing on Capitol Hill yesterday, former special counsel Jack Smith taking hours of pointed questioning over his investigations of President Trump. Smith is the Biden-era prosecutor who brought two federal cases against then-former President Trump, one over the 2020 election and its aftermath, the other over classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, neither ever reaching trial. Smith dropping the election case after Mr. Trump won in 2024. while Judge Aileen Cannon had already dismissed the documents case after ruling Smith had been unlawfully appointed. Now, Republicans examining how far Smith's investigation reached beyond the president himself. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley used the hearing to lay out newly released records showing Smith's team obtaining and reviewing text messages involving 44 members of Congress, Republicans, and Democrats, while collecting communications from 87 phones used by officials in the first Trump White House. Senator Grassley also releasing 197 subpoenas issued by Smith's team seeking testimony, communications, and records tied to more than 430 Republican individuals and organizations. Those records also sweeping up communications involving nearly 50 journalists at more than a dozen news organizations. including Fox News, CNN, CBS, NBC, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Reuters, The Federalist, and The Associated Press. Smith rejecting Republicans' accusation that any of it amounted to political targeting. The former special counsel telling senators he still stands behind both prosecutions, insisting politics played no role in his decisions, and saying he would bring the same cases today against a former president of either party. The sharpest fight centering on those congressional phone records. Smith arguing his team was not investigating the lawmakers themselves, but trying to establish who President Trump and those whom prosecutors considered his co-conspirators were contacting around January 6th. Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana challenging Smith. Speaker 5 (4:58) You saw just the records of the Republicans. And you knew that violated the speech and debate cause, didn't you? Speaker 2 (5:06) That is incorrect. We sought to comply with that. Did Speaker 5 (5:09) you Speaker 2 (5:09) take Speaker 5 (5:09) con law? Speaker 2 (5:11) I'm sorry, Senator. Speaker 5 (5:12) Were you in the quad playing frisbee during con law at Harvard Law School? Speaker 2 (5:19) I did take constitutional law, yes. Speaker 5 (5:21) Well, then you had to know it violated the speech and debate clause. In fact, when you went to Judge Boasberg, you didn't even tell him you were seeking the phone records of members of Congress, did you? Because