The Megyn Kelly Show - James Comey Charged Again, Lula Wins Brazil Election, Tiffany Thief Convicted： AM Update 10⧸27

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00:00:30.000 Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Tuesday, October 27th, 2026. And this is your

00:00:38.380 AM update. Nothing's changed with me. I'm still innocent. I'm still not afraid of these people.

00:00:43.020 And I still believe in the independent federal judiciary. The DOJ bringing two new criminal

00:00:48.660 charges against former FBI director James Comey, accusing him of illegally leaking national defense

00:00:54.920 information to the media a decade ago. Brazil's left-wing president Lula da Silva winning a surprise

00:01:01.920 fourth term, defeating the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro and breaking a recent streak of

00:01:08.620 right-wing victories across Latin America. A 15-year-old boy accused of shooting 11 people

00:01:14.560 near Florida A&M University set to be tried as an adult. And a man who went to extraordinary lengths

00:01:24.060 to hide the evidence, convicted of stealing nearly $770,000 worth of diamond earrings

00:01:30.820 from Tiffany & Co. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.

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00:02:29.420 The DOJ bringing two new criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey,

00:02:35.420 accusing him of illegally disclosing national defense information to the media a decade ago.

00:02:41.280 Prosecutors filing the charges under seal on October 5th, Trump appointed U.S. District Judge

00:02:46.360 Trevor McFadden, granting Comey's request to make the case public yesterday. The two-count

00:02:51.780 filing accusing Comey of violating the Espionage Act by knowingly transmitting sensitive national

00:02:57.860 defense information to someone who was not authorized to receive it and conspiring with

00:03:02.500 others to arrange the disclosure. According to prosecutors, the alleged misconduct taking place

00:03:07.720 in October 2016 while Comey was serving as FBI director. The filing alleging Comey worked through

00:03:14.580 one or more co-conspirators to direct an unnamed individual to share national defense

00:03:19.720 information with a reporter for a major news publication. According to court filings,

00:03:24.740 the allegations centering on an October 5, 2016 article in the New York Times about Yahoo's

00:03:31.180 cooperation with a secret government email surveillance program. Prosecutors allege Comey

00:03:36.480 sought to correct inaccurate information published by Reuters the previous day,

00:03:40.820 directing FBI staff to speak with a Times journalist about the earlier report.

00:03:46.460 The DOJ arguing those communications resulted in the illegal disclosure of classified national

00:03:51.640 defense information. Prosecutors filing through a legal procedure known as a criminal information,

00:03:57.580 a formal document allowing prosecutors to bring charges against someone without first securing

00:04:02.180 an indictment from a grand jury. While the procedure is sometimes used when a defendant

00:04:07.140 agrees to plead guilty, that's not the case here. MSNOW legal analyst and former federal

00:04:12.720 prosecutor Andrew Wiseman and longtime Comey supporter assessing Comey's legal strategy last

00:04:18.520 night. It appears that James Comey has been aware of these charges coming down the pike and has both

00:04:24.500 moved to unseal and to simultaneously to dismiss them. We don't know how the judge will rule on

00:04:32.660 But there's those are very unusual things to see the defendant agreeing that the charges can be brought, but then saying and they should be immediately be dismissed.

00:04:42.800 That suggests to me, given the caliber of James Comey's defense team, that there may be a real problem, a real flaw in the case.

00:04:51.120 But that remains to be seen because we haven't seen those papers where James Comey says this is why the case should be dismissed.

00:04:57.220 A DOJ spokesperson telling the Associated Press prosecutors filed the document to prevent the 10-year statute of limitations from expiring, describing the practice as widely recognized and approved by multiple federal appeals courts.

00:05:10.640 Comey is challenging the prosecution, his attorneys arguing that the government was required to obtain an indictment within 10 years and that filing a criminal information was not enough to stop the statute of limitations from running out.

00:05:24.580 Comey responding to the latest charges in a social media video last night.

00:05:29.020 Well, they're back again.

00:05:31.080 It would almost be funny if it weren't such an appalling abuse of the Department of Justice,

00:05:35.920 one that we cannot become numb to.

00:05:38.380 Nothing's changed with me.

00:05:39.340 I'm still innocent.

00:05:40.200 I'm still not afraid of these people.

00:05:41.760 And I still believe in the independent federal judiciary.

00:05:45.160 And I'm still lucky to have an amazing family and an incredible group of lawyers.

00:05:49.080 And we'll stand up in court and fight the latest and whatever comes after this.

00:05:53.060 The next couple of years are going to be hard for all of us.

00:05:56.780 It's really important that we stand straight and keep the faith in America.

00:06:01.780 The latest case marking the Trump administration's third effort to prosecute the former FBI director.

00:06:08.340 Comey first indicted in September 2025 on charges of lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional investigation

00:06:14.960 stemming from his testimony about alleged FBI leaks during the 2016 presidential campaign.

00:06:20.800 A federal judge dismissing those charges in November, ruling that then-interim U.S. Attorney

00:06:26.540 Lindsey Halligan, who secured the indictment, had been unlawfully appointed. Comey also facing a

00:06:32.440 separate federal prosecution in North Carolina over a social media post last year showing

00:06:37.840 seashells arranged to spell out the numbers 86-47. Prosecutors arguing the message constituted a

00:06:45.060 threat against President Trump. Comey denying that interpretation and maintaining the post

00:06:50.100 was protected political speech, that case is still ongoing. We'll have more on the latest

00:06:55.360 charges against Comey on the MK Show later today. Brazil's left-wing president, Luiz Inácio Lula

00:07:03.100 da Silva, winning a surprise fourth term in office, defeating his conservative challenger

00:07:08.180 and bucking a recent wave of right-wing electoral victories across Latin America. Lula securing 51.8

00:07:15.360 percent of the vote in Sunday's runoff election, compared to 48.2 percent for Brazilian Senator

00:07:21.060 Flavio Bolsonaro, who is the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. The elder Bolsonaro

00:07:27.240 currently serving a 27-year prison sentence following his conviction for plotting to overturn

00:07:32.220 his 2022 election defeat. His son campaigning to carry on the family's conservative political

00:07:38.060 movement, promising to cut taxes, reduce government spending, and crack down on violent crime.

00:07:44.040 The younger Bolsonaro also pledging to seek amnesty for his father and others convicted

00:07:48.420 in connection with the aftermath of the 2022 election.

00:07:52.540 Lula advocating for an expansion of social welfare programs and greater government involvement

00:07:57.560 in the economy.

00:07:59.120 Under Brazil's election system, a presidential candidate must win more than 50% of the vote

00:08:03.520 to avoid a runoff between the two top finishers.

00:08:07.120 Bolsonaro finishing ahead of Lula in the initial election earlier this month, only for the

00:08:12.040 incumbent president to stage a historic comeback in Sunday's one-on-one contest.

00:08:17.100 The result marking the first time in Brazilian history that a presidential candidate

00:08:21.040 has lost the initial round of voting, but gone on to win the presidency.

00:08:26.040 The 80-year-old president thanking his supporters during a victory speech Sunday

00:08:29.660 translated to English from ABC Australia.

00:08:34.080 I wanted to thank the Brazilian people for the generosity they have shown me for a long time.

00:08:39.340 And in this second round, to thank the generosity of the Brazilian youth

00:08:43.900 who took to the streets to defend democracy.

00:08:47.860 This country does not accept being anyone's backyard.

00:08:51.940 Bolsonaro initially vowing to challenge the results,

00:08:54.880 raising objections to a last-minute decision allowing polling places around Brazil

00:08:58.960 to remain open an additional two hours.

00:09:02.000 Both campaigns requesting extended voting hours Sunday, although for different reasons.

00:09:06.780 Lula's campaign citing public transportation problems in several states that reportedly

00:09:10.780 prevented some voters from reaching polling places, Bolsonaro's campaign pointing to heavy

00:09:15.840 rain disrupting voting in the conservative-leaning South. Ultimately, a Supreme Court justice

00:09:21.040 appointed by Lula, who previously served as his personal attorney, ordering polls nationwide to

00:09:26.840 remain open an additional two hours. Bolsonaro on Sunday accusing the Lula-appointed justice

00:09:32.660 of improperly intervening in the election, here translated again by ABC Australia.

00:09:40.140 We will take legal action. I will request that these elections be annulled.

00:09:46.460 According to Reuters, an analysis of election records by Brazilian professor Pedro Burgos,

00:09:51.460 finding fewer than 35,000 votes were cast during the additional two hours,

00:09:56.040 compared to Lula's more than 4 million vote margin of victory.

00:10:00.320 Mr. Trump maintaining close ties with the Bolsonaro family,

00:10:03.740 previously imposing tariffs and sanctions on Brazil in an unsuccessful effort to pressure

00:10:07.920 the government over its prosecution of the former president. President Trump yesterday reacting to

00:10:13.240 the result. Bolsonaro's loss in Brazil. Any comment on that? Do you think the election was fair?

00:10:17.000 Well, it looked terrible to me. I thought it was a terrible look. And I didn't take sides,

00:10:21.700 but it looked like another rigged election, frankly. I didn't take sides, but it was a

00:10:27.580 terrible look for the world. It's another election. You know, elections have to be

00:10:34.620 indisputable. And it looked very bad to me. I didn't take sides. I didn't endorse anybody or

00:10:40.520 anything. But I watched the election. It looked so, so corrupt, so terrible.

00:10:45.900 Shortly after President Trump's remarks, Bolsonaro backing away from his demand to contest the

00:10:50.880 election. According to The Washington Post, Bolsonaro instead planning to file a lawsuit

00:10:55.380 accusing Lula of improperly using his office to boost his re-election campaign,

00:11:00.360 although The Post reports this is a routine move by losing candidates with

00:11:04.120 little chance of succeeding. The shift coming as Trump indicates he has no plans to intervene

00:11:09.480 on Bolsonaro's behalf. Lula's victory interrupting a string of seven consecutive wins by right-wing

00:11:15.460 presidential candidates across Latin America over the past 18 months. The result complicating

00:11:21.140 President Trump's efforts to build stronger alliances with conservative leaders across

00:11:25.520 the region.

00:11:27.700 Coming up, prosecutors moving to try a 15-year-old boy as an adult, accusing him of shooting

00:11:33.880 11 people near Florida A&M University.

00:11:37.380 And a man convicted of stealing nearly $770,000 worth of diamond earrings after an unusual

00:11:44.160 attempt to keep the evidence out of police hands.

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00:12:46.600 A 15-year-old boy arrested and accused of shooting 11 people, including six children,

00:12:55.760 near Florida A&M University Saturday night. Police identifying the suspect as Anthony Rivers III,

00:13:02.880 charging him with 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder and illegally possessing

00:13:07.380 a firearm by a delinquent. This shooting unfolding around 8 p.m. Saturday in a crowded area near the

00:13:13.840 University's football stadium just hours after the school's homecoming game. Tallahassee Police

00:13:19.500 Chief Lawrence Revel explaining the latest findings yesterday at a presser. Our investigation

00:13:24.820 indicates that a physical altercation occurred before the shots were fired. And at this stage,

00:13:32.380 detectives believe the incident stemmed from a dispute between individuals that are known to

00:13:36.980 each other. Based on the information developed so far, none of the injured victims appear to

00:13:42.820 been involved as intended targets or were intended targets. This remains an active and open

00:13:49.360 investigation. We're continuing to determine the full circumstances surrounding the shooting

00:13:54.980 and the involvement of any additional individuals. Additional arrests are possible.

00:14:00.820 One person injuring her ankle while trying to escape the gunfire, bringing the total number

00:14:05.240 of injuries to 12. Five victims now out of the hospital. Six others remain hospitalized,

00:14:10.780 including one in critical condition, the youngest gunshot victim just 11 years old.

00:14:16.980 Police crediting tips and videos submitted by the public for helping investigators

00:14:21.060 quickly identify the suspect. Rivers making his first court appearance yesterday morning,

00:14:26.860 a judge ordering him to remain in juvenile detention as prosecutors prepare to try him

00:14:31.600 as an adult. His arraignment tentatively scheduled for November 16th, although officials expect that

00:14:37.500 date to change as the case moves to adult court. A man convicted of stealing nearly $770,000 worth

00:14:46.440 of diamond earrings from Tiffany & Co. and then swallowing the evidence in an attempt to avoid

00:14:52.400 arrest. A jury finding Jathan Gilder guilty Thursday of robbery and grand theft in connection

00:14:58.700 with the February 2025 incident at a Tiffany store in where else? Orlando, Florida. According

00:15:05.620 to prosecutors, Gilder posed as a representative for an Orlando Magic basketball player interested

00:15:11.000 in purchasing expensive jewelry, convincing employees to show him several pieces. Gilder

00:15:16.580 then grabbing two pairs of diamond earrings, pushing past a store employee who tried to stop

00:15:21.200 him, leaving the employee with minor injuries. One pair containing diamonds weighing a combined

00:15:26.380 4.86 carats, valued at $160,000, the other totaling 8.1 carats and worth $609,500.

00:15:36.780 Investigators tracking his vehicle heading west, Florida Highway Patrol troopers eventually

00:15:41.640 pulling him over on Interstate 10. During the traffic stop, Gilder attempting to conceal

00:15:46.640 the stolen earrings by swallowing them. Dashcam footage capturing troopers struggling to stop him

00:15:52.900 as they place him under arrest.

00:15:55.160 Spit it out. 0.75

00:15:56.880 Open your mouth.

00:15:58.540 Open your mouth. 0.79

00:16:00.540 Open your mouth.

00:16:01.920 You're not opening your mouth.

00:16:03.680 He's calling it.

00:16:04.520 Hey, you're about to get paid.

00:16:05.440 Open your mouth.

00:16:06.620 While in jail, Gilder asking staff, quote,

00:16:09.360 am I going to be charged with what is in my stomach?

00:16:12.140 An arresting trooper, also overhearing him say, quote,

00:16:15.040 I should have thrown them out the window.

00:16:17.560 A subsequent body scan revealing the missing jewelry

00:16:20.300 inside Gilder's belly, leaving investigators with little choice but to wait for the evidence to make

00:16:25.660 its way back out. Gilder spending nearly two weeks under medical supervision before authorities

00:16:30.520 finally recovered all four earrings. The jewelry then returned to Tiffany & Co, where a master

00:16:37.880 jeweler cleaned the diamonds, confirming they matched the stolen merchandise. Gilder now

00:16:43.620 awaiting sentencing on December 7th, it remains unclear whether the recovered earrings will be

00:16:48.360 put back on the market? Maybe at a discount? And will it be disclosed?

00:16:55.900 Well, that'll do it for your AM update. I'm Megan Kelly. Join me back here for the MK show

00:17:00.180 live on Sirius XM's The Megan Kelly Channel, 111 at noon east,

00:17:03.980 on youtube.com slash Megan Kelly, and on all podcast platforms.

00:17:12.000 Maybe it's just a phase you're going through. You'll get over it. I can't help you with that.

00:17:16.640 The next appointment is in six months.

00:17:20.300 You're not alone.

00:17:22.000 Finding mental health support shouldn't leave you feeling more lost.

00:17:25.340 At CAMH, we know how frustrating it can be trying to access care.

00:17:29.540 We're working to build a future where the path to support is clear,

00:17:32.760 and every step forward feels like progress, not another wrong turn.

00:17:37.100 Visit CAMH.ca to help us forge a better path for mental health care.

The Megyn Kelly Show - October 27, 2026

James Comey Charged Again, Lula Wins Brazil Election, Tiffany Thief Convicted： AM Update 10⧸27

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