The Megyn Kelly Show - January 15, 2026


DOJ Resignations and Investigations Over Activists, Greenland Summit at White House： AM Update 1⧸15


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00:00:30.000 Good morning, everyone.
00:00:34.220 I'm Emily Jashinsky, host of After Party and the Megyn Kelly Wrap-Up Show on SiriusXM channel 111.
00:00:40.760 It's Thursday, January 15th, 2026, and this is your AM update.
00:00:45.900 People are going to be held accountable because you can't organize groups to go out and impede law enforcement.
00:00:51.980 Minnesota prosecutors resign over an investigation relating to the Renee Goods shooting
00:00:57.760 as the Trump administration vows to crack down on organized agitators.
00:01:03.140 We therefore still have a fundamental disagreement.
00:01:05.720 Officials from Greenland and Denmark meet with top cabinet officials to discuss
00:01:10.200 President Trump's pursuit to acquire the Arctic island, leaving with little accomplished.
00:01:16.040 The Trump administration overseeing a shift in the nation's immigration, not seen in half a century.
00:01:23.860 And a Verizon outage affects thousands of customers, leading to questions about whether it was more than just a technical failure.
00:01:30.720 All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM update.
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00:02:41.980 Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota quitting on Tuesday amid internal pressure from the Justice
00:02:47.860 Department to pursue an investigation into Renee Good's partner, Becca.
00:02:52.740 An ICE agent fatally shooting Good last week amid a confrontation in which she struck the agent
00:02:58.900 with her vehicle. Video of the shooting showing Becca shouting to Renee, quote,
00:03:03.200 drive baby drive, as agents attempt to open the driver's side door.
00:03:09.300 Among the departing prosecutors, number two in the DOJ's District of Minnesota,
00:03:15.260 First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson, the leading prosecutor overseeing investigations
00:03:21.560 into the rampant fraud within the state, those investigations leading to the federal surge
00:03:27.440 in Minneapolis that sparked the encounter. As AM Update reported earlier this week,
00:03:33.100 Renee Good was an agitator belonging to a group called Minnesota Ice Watch,
00:03:38.100 which encourages activists to insert themselves into law enforcement operations.
00:03:43.480 President Trump earlier this week saying he wants to find out who is funding these groups.
00:03:48.900 Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons Tuesday on Fox, confirming multiple agencies are investigating
00:03:55.940 anti-ICE activist groups.
00:03:58.380 It's a constitutional right, go out there and protest. But when you have organized criminal gangs,
00:04:03.200 which these are, that are organizing these groups to, again, impede or obstruct law enforcement
00:04:08.920 operations, lawful law enforcement nations, you know, enacting laws that Congress has written,
00:04:14.100 that's a criminal act. And I will tell you that Homeland Security investigations, my folks,
00:04:19.460 the FBI, we're investigating these and people can be held accountable because you can't organize
00:04:25.260 groups to go out and impede law enforcement. You know, it's a criminal act and we have to act
00:04:31.320 swiftly to, you know, cause us from spreading.
00:04:34.040 AUSA Thompson reportedly also resigning due to the DOJ's refusal to cooperate with state officials
00:04:40.160 in the investigation into the shooting. White House officials previously saying state investigators
00:04:45.640 have no jurisdiction in the matter. Additionally, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stating,
00:04:51.860 quote, there is currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation to determine whether
00:04:56.900 the agent unlawfully violated Good's civil rights during the encounter. The father of Good's
00:05:03.680 late husband speaking on Tuesday to CNN.
00:05:06.540 It's a hard situation all the way around. It's, it's, it's hard for the, you know, for everybody
00:05:11.500 involved. I mean, the ICE agent, you know, at first, I didn't see the footage where, you know,
00:05:16.520 he was actually, you know, he was actually being ran. I mean, I seen the bump of the car hitting,
00:05:21.000 you know, hitting his legs. And so in, in a, you know, in a flash like that, it's, it's hard to say
00:05:26.320 how you would react. You know, Becca, you know, it's, it's, she's a great person as well. I mean,
00:05:31.060 you know, I don't have any many enemies. I love everybody. And, and that's what the Bible tells
00:05:35.620 us, love our neighbors as we love ourselves. But, you know, uh, I think there's some bad choices.
00:05:40.780 I don't blame us. I don't blame Rebecca. I don't blame Renee. I just, you know, I just wish
00:05:45.100 that, you know, if, if we're walking in the spirit of God, I don't think she would have been there.
00:05:49.840 President Trump, Tuesday on CBS, echoing the sentiment and expanding.
00:05:54.320 I would bet you that she, under normal circumstances, was a very solid, wonderful
00:05:59.940 person. But, you know, her actions were pretty tough. I mean, I've seen it many ways and many
00:06:05.720 different shapes and forms. But the bottom line is, look, we have hundreds of thousands of murderers
00:06:11.580 in our countries, killers, ISIS trying to get them out. They were let in through an open border policy
00:06:17.540 of sleepy Joe Biden. ISIS working very hard to get them out. Their job is being made very,
00:06:23.700 very difficult. And, you know, when you look at that tape, it can be viewed two ways, I guess.
00:06:29.200 But when you look at the way that was, that car was pulled away, uh, there are a couple of versions
00:06:34.200 of that tape that are very, very bad. Meanwhile, the agent struck by the vehicle suffering internal
00:06:39.820 bleeding to the torso, according to CBS. He has not yet returned to work. The agent's identity revealed
00:06:46.660 in other reporting. Orders are Tom Homan saying over the weekend, the agent is experiencing death
00:06:53.080 threats. Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio meeting with officials from
00:07:00.220 Greenland and Denmark yesterday to discuss the island territory's future. President Trump repeatedly
00:07:06.140 stating in recent weeks his desire to acquire Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark, refusing
00:07:12.320 to rule out the use of force to get it. That prospect alarming fellow NATO allies who have indicated
00:07:18.800 a willingness to step up defense cooperation in the Arctic territory as a compromise. The president
00:07:25.600 remaining adamant yesterday in a truth social post ahead of the meeting that the U.S. must control
00:07:31.940 Greenland. Quote, NATO should be leading the way for us to get it. If we don't, Russia or China will,
00:07:39.060 and that is not going to happen. NATO becomes far more formidable and effective with Greenland in the
00:07:46.260 hands of the United States. Anything less than that is unacceptable. Denmark's foreign minister, Lars
00:07:53.900 Loke Rasmussen, and Greenland's minister of foreign affairs, Vivian Motsfeld, arriving at the Eisenhower
00:07:59.820 executive office building yesterday morning, departing less than 90 minutes later. Mr. Rasmussen striking a
00:08:06.740 diplomatic tone while making it clear there is not yet a resolution.
00:08:10.500 We had what I will describe as a frank but also constructive discussion. The discussions focused on
00:08:17.300 how to ensure the long-term security in Greenland. And here our perspectives continue to differ,
00:08:23.940 I must say. The president has made his view clear and we have a different position. We, the Kingdom of
00:08:32.140 Denmark, continue to believe that also the long-term security of Greenland can be ensured inside the
00:08:39.100 current framework. We, therefore, still have a fundamental disagreement, but we also agree to
00:08:44.200 disagree. And therefore, we will, however, continue to talk. The official going on to say they have
00:08:49.660 decided to form a, quote, high-level working group with the White House to explore some common way forward,
00:08:55.840 then again stressing strong opposition to giving over Greenland. It's clear that the president has this
00:09:03.500 wish of conquering over Greenland. We made it very, very clear that this is not in the interest of
00:09:11.020 the Kingdom. There's a government in Greenland with support from three-quarters of the Greenlandic
00:09:15.840 population. The premier made it very, very clear yesterday that Greenland, for the time being and
00:09:22.620 for a foreseeable future, will remain within the Kingdom of Denmark. Mr. Rasmussen also saying there is
00:09:29.480 no immediate threat to Greenland posed by China or Russia, arguing the risk would only decline
00:09:34.660 further as NATO allies increase their presence in the region. The first meeting of the working group
00:09:40.140 could come within weeks, a timeline that hinges on President Trump's patience. Coming up, the Trump
00:09:48.000 administration achieving something that has not occurred in 50 years, and a massive Verizon outage
00:09:54.100 leaving thousands of customers without service, and questions about what caused it.
00:10:04.000 Our sponsor, the Electronic Payments Coalition, says Washington politicians are always getting in your wallet,
00:10:10.520 and that now they're messing with your credit card. They say your credit card and the security it offers
00:10:14.840 are under attack, and that Senators Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall want to change the nation's payment system
00:10:19.860 in a way that would benefit corporate megastores like Walmart and Target at the expense of everyday
00:10:25.100 Americans. Credit cards can keep your payments secure, and they can provide rewards that families
00:10:31.180 use to help make everyday purchases more affordable. The Electronic Payments Coalition says the Durbin
00:10:36.340 Marshall mandates would let corporate megastores cut corners on credit card processing, routing
00:10:41.320 transactions over cheaper, untested networks with weaker security and fewer protections.
00:10:46.320 Find out more at guardyourcard.com and consider telling Congress to guard your card.
00:10:51.560 For the first time in 50 years, the U.S. lost more immigrants than it gained in 2025 by anywhere from
00:11:01.120 about 10,000 to 300,000 people, according to a report by the Brookings Institution. Brookings finding the
00:11:09.060 leading contributor to the slowdown, a reduction in new arrivals via the southern border, and humanitarian
00:11:15.940 parole and refugee programs. The think tank warning the shifts could slow overall job growth, while not
00:11:22.960 addressing potential positives of decreasing immigration often cited by the Trump administration,
00:11:28.500 including reduced housing demand. Immigration rates climbing to unprecedented levels under the
00:11:34.740 Biden administration as it effectively rolled out the red carpet for legal and illegal entrants.
00:11:40.440 President Trump making immigration a top issue in the 2024 election.
00:11:45.360 Upon inauguration last year, the president immediately taking action to effectively close
00:11:51.200 the southern border. Mr. Trump in a mid-December national address touting the administration's
00:11:57.000 success.
00:11:57.920 Starting on day one, I took immediate action to stop the invasion of our southern border.
00:12:03.500 For the past seven months, zero illegal aliens have been allowed into our country, a feat which
00:12:09.420 everyone said was absolutely impossible.
00:12:11.840 Brookings predicts 2026 net migration is likely to be, quote, very low or negative as well.
00:12:18.120 Final government figures for 2025 immigration levels are not expected until later this year.
00:12:24.220 However, it could indicate a much larger number of people leaving the country.
00:12:28.880 Brookings estimating between 310,000 to 315,000 total deportations in 2025, and between 210,000
00:12:38.520 to 405,000 voluntary exits.
00:12:43.160 DHS officials in December reporting much higher numbers in both categories, at 605,000 deportations
00:12:49.480 and 1.9 million self-deportations since President Trump took office.
00:12:55.520 Against that backdrop, the State Department yesterday announcing a freeze on all visa processing
00:13:01.240 for 75 countries in accordance with the Immigration and Nationality Act, the department aiming to
00:13:07.560 reject applicants likely to become a public charge once in the states.
00:13:12.680 Countries on the list including Somalia, Russia, Afghanistan, Brazil, Iran, Nigeria, and Yemen.
00:13:18.840 The pause set to begin on January 21st and continue indefinitely as state reassesses visa processing
00:13:25.780 procedures. Thousands of Verizon customers experiencing service outages yesterday.
00:13:32.780 Beginning around 1230, outage reports spiking on DownDetector, a site tracking cellular service
00:13:39.600 nationwide. Customers sharing online that their phones went into SOS mode, indicating the device
00:13:45.680 has lost connection with its cellular network, meaning calls and texts do not work. DownDetector telling
00:13:52.280 the website Mashable, quote, the impact is rated as very high, with users primarily reporting
00:13:58.260 mobile phone failure, 59%, and a total loss of signal, 34%. The outage impacting customers
00:14:05.900 nationwide, with reports pouring in from major cities and rural areas alike. DownDetector showing
00:14:11.800 a spike in outage complaints from other carrier customers as well. Tech website Tom's Guide reporting
00:14:17.240 those appear to be tied to interactions with the Verizon network. AT&T and T-Mobile saying their
00:14:23.240 networks remain fully operational. Verizon remaining silent on the outage for nearly two hours before
00:14:30.040 posting, quote, our engineers are engaged and working to identify and solve the issue quickly. We
00:14:36.560 understand how important reliable connectivity is and apologize for the inconvenience. Notably absent in
00:14:43.620 this and subsequent statements, any indication of the cause of the outage. Some speculating it could
00:14:50.040 be tied to Iran or another hack. While the Trump administration is currently weighing military options
00:14:56.240 against Iran amid widespread civil unrest, U.S. officials have not announced any foreign cyber attack
00:15:02.980 tied to the outage.
00:15:06.840 That'll do it for your AM Update. I'm Emily Jashinsky, host of After Party. Catch the Megyn Kelly
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00:15:25.900 At MedCan, we know that life's greatest moments are built on a foundation of good health,
00:15:30.640 from the big milestones to the quiet winds. That's why our annual health assessment offers a physician-led
00:15:37.120 full-body checkup that provides a clear picture of your health today and may uncover early signs of
00:15:43.220 conditions like heart disease and cancer. A healthier you means more moments to cherish. Take control of
00:15:48.640 your well-being and book an assessment today. MedCan. Live well for life. Visit MedCan.com slash moments to get started.