The Megyn Kelly Show - Trump Spearheads Israel-Hamas Peace Deal, Comey in Court, CA Arson Suspect Arrested： AM Update 10⧸9

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00:00:30.000 Good morning, everyone.

00:00:34.060 I'm Megan Kelly.

00:00:35.140 It's Thursday, October 9th, 2025, and this is your AM Update.

00:00:39.880 After two years, the Israeli hostages set to be released

00:00:44.540 as President Trump spearheads a peace deal between Israel and Hamas.

00:00:49.900 We have a very serious left-wing terror threat in our country.

00:00:53.320 President Trump hosting a roundtable at the White House

00:00:55.840 offering independent journalists the opportunity to share their experience,

00:00:59.680 reporting on far-left militant organization Antifa.

00:01:03.740 Former FBI Director James Comey appearing in court for the first time,

00:01:08.340 pleading not guilty to the two federal charges he's facing.

00:01:11.340 This team up here feels that we have met beyond a reasonable doubt.

00:01:16.000 Authorities arresting a man believed to be responsible for starting the Pacific Palisades fire in January,

00:01:22.000 a blaze that killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Los Angeles.

00:01:26.740 All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.

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00:02:35.660 After two years of war, a stunning breakthrough in the Middle East, 0.58

00:02:40.720 President Trump declaring peace between Hamas and Israel.

00:02:44.680 On Wednesday evening, two years after the October 7th attack in Israel,

00:02:48.700 Mr. Trump announcing a deal to release the remaining Israeli hostages

00:02:52.980 in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

00:02:55.900 The president posting to Truth Social, quote,

00:02:58.440 I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off 1.00

00:03:02.460 on the first phase of our peace plan.

00:03:05.640 This means that all of the hostages will be released very soon

00:03:09.040 and Israel will withdraw their troops to an agreed-upon line

00:03:12.680 as the first steps toward a strong, durable, and everlasting peace.

00:03:17.240 Last night on Fox News, President Trump explaining the accomplishment.

00:03:22.180 The whole world came together, to be honest.

00:03:24.360 So many countries that you wouldn't have even thought of it.

00:03:27.200 They came together.

00:03:28.520 The world has come together around this deal.

00:03:31.600 And that's something I would say that without that wouldn't happen.

00:03:36.060 You know, many years they talked about peace in the Middle East.

00:03:38.260 This is more than Gaza. 0.93

00:03:40.040 This is peace in the Middle East.

00:03:41.480 And it's an incredible thing.

00:03:43.080 Forty-eight hostages remain in Gaza.

00:03:46.180 Twenty are believed to be alive.

00:03:48.340 Israel will release 250 Palestinians serving life sentences

00:03:52.520 and 1,700 Palestinians detained by the IDF since October 7th, according to Axios.

00:03:59.840 President Trump telling Sean Hannity the hostages will be returned on Monday.

00:04:04.380 The big thing is hostages are going to be released.

00:04:08.220 It's probably, our time would be probably Monday.

00:04:12.600 And, you know, it's terribly, a terrible situation.

00:04:15.380 They're deep.

00:04:16.500 They're deep in the earth.

00:04:18.500 And they're being gotten.

00:04:20.000 And a lot of things are happening right now.

00:04:21.920 As we speak, so much is happening to get the hostages freed.

00:04:26.020 And we think they'll all be coming back on Monday.

00:04:30.300 That'll include the bodies of the dead.

00:04:33.160 Israeli officials saying the living hostages are expected to be released in one group,

00:04:38.520 though the return of the deceased could take longer.

00:04:41.700 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inviting President Trump to address Israeli

00:04:46.020 parliament.

00:04:47.340 Mr. Netanyahu also posting on social media, quote,

00:04:50.440 This is a diplomatic success and a national and moral victory for the state of Israel.

00:04:55.380 From the beginning, I made it clear we will not rest until all our hostages return

00:04:59.860 and all our goals are achieved.

00:05:01.920 Through steadfast resolve, powerful military action, and the great efforts of our great

00:05:07.280 friend and ally, President Trump, we have reached this critical turning point.

00:05:11.960 Hamas leadership releasing a statement, quote,

00:05:14.180 We call on President Trump, the guarantor countries of the agreement, and all Arab, Islamic, and

00:05:19.840 international parties to compel the occupation government to fully implement the terms of

00:05:24.700 the agreement and not allow it to evade or delay the implementation of what has been agreed

00:05:29.920 upon.

00:05:30.660 The U.S. represented in Egypt during the latest round of negotiations by Special Envoy Steve

00:05:36.160 Witkoff and Abraham Accord's architect and President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

00:05:42.240 Several key aspects of the White House's 20-point plan still under negotiation, including the

00:05:48.040 disarmament of Hamas and the post-war governance of Gaza.

00:05:52.260 Regardless of the remaining work, the release of the hostages marking a major breakthrough,

00:05:57.580 a moment so significant even the establishment media forced to acknowledge its impact.

00:06:02.940 Here, a sampling from ABC and CNN.

00:06:06.160 Make no mistake, it looks like President Trump has actually pulled off something here

00:06:10.500 that many presidents before him have failed to do.

00:06:14.500 It's a momentous day.

00:06:15.920 There's not much good news in the world.

00:06:17.280 This is great news.

00:06:18.620 I am trying to hold it together, honestly.

00:06:20.840 I've worked on this issue a very long time.

00:06:22.820 I just need to underscore what an enormous moment this is for so many people in this region,

00:06:27.540 for the people of Gaza who have endured two years of war, for the families of these 48

00:06:32.440 remaining hostages who have endured two years of absolute agony.

00:06:36.780 This is a watershed moment.

00:06:40.860 Press Secretary Caroline Levitt releasing a statement yesterday evening noting the president

00:06:44.780 will visit Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday for an annual checkup and is, quote,

00:06:49.940 considering going to the Middle East shortly thereafter.

00:06:52.600 President Trump holding an Antifa roundtable at the White House yesterday afternoon, featuring

00:07:00.260 top cabinet and DOJ officials along with independent journalists who have covered the extremist group.

00:07:06.740 Antifa, which stands for anti-fascist, is a far-left militant activist network notorious

00:07:12.960 for its black-clad rioters who sow chaos in the streets.

00:07:16.400 Most recently, Antifa groups mobilizing against federal law enforcement in Democrat-run cities

00:07:23.580 like L.A., Portland, and Chicago.

00:07:26.220 Rioters pelting agents with rocks, barricading streets.

00:07:30.180 In September, President Trump signing an executive order declaring Antifa a domestic terrorist organization.

00:07:36.120 Mr. Trump yesterday describing the seemingly well-funded and escalating Antifa activity

00:07:41.080 over the last decade.

00:07:42.640 It should be clear to all Americans that we have a very serious left-wing terror threat

00:07:47.560 in our country.

00:07:48.760 The epidemic of left-wing violence and Antifa-inspired terror has been escalating for nearly a decade,

00:07:56.300 but they have been very threatening to people, but we're going to be very threatening to them,

00:08:00.160 and that includes the people that fund them.

00:08:02.980 Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Cash Patel weighing in on the DOJ's efforts to

00:08:08.160 identify and prosecute the vast web of Antifa networks.

00:08:12.640 Fighting crime is more than just getting the bad guy off the streets.

00:08:16.640 It's breaking down the organization brick by brick, just like we did with cartels.

00:08:23.380 We're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa.

00:08:27.980 We are following the money.

00:08:30.340 Money never lies.

00:08:31.420 And that's what it's going to take to bring down this network of organized criminal thugs, 0.97

00:08:37.820 gangbangers, and yes, domestic terrorists, because that's what they are.

00:08:41.260 Republicans over the years criticizing Democrats who downplay Antifa, like this moment from

00:08:46.980 the September 2020 debate between President Trump and then-candidate Biden after a full

00:08:52.200 summer of Antifa-fueled BLM rioting.

00:08:55.680 Because this is not a right-wing problem.

00:08:57.820 This is a left-wing problem.

00:08:59.260 This is a left-wing problem. 0.97

00:09:01.040 I'm going with a white supremacist. 0.69

00:09:03.060 Antifa's an idea, not an organization.

00:09:05.080 Oh, you got it.

00:09:05.740 Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem yesterday saying, don't be fooled.

00:09:11.400 Antifa is a well-funded, well-oiled machine.

00:09:14.900 This network of Antifa is just as sophisticated as MS-13, as TDA, as ISIS, as Hezbollah, as 0.90

00:09:22.460 Hamas, as all of them. 1.00

00:09:24.020 They are just as dangerous.

00:09:25.680 They have an agenda to destroy us, just like the other terrorists we've dealt with for many,

00:09:29.720 many years, and today is the day that we have a president that won't tolerate it and will

00:09:34.540 stand up and fight for the American people.

00:09:37.140 Several of the journalists at the table who say they've been assaulted by Antifa members,

00:09:42.160 accusing members of the establishment media of running cover for the group's violence.

00:09:46.680 Here, independent journalist Cam Higbee and national correspondent for The Blaze, Julio Rosas.

00:09:52.900 When I leave my house to go to work, I am violently assaulted.

00:09:56.080 I've had guns pulled on me.

00:09:57.280 I've been bear-sprayed.

00:09:58.380 I've been beaten down.

00:09:59.400 I've been almost killed.

00:10:01.000 So my question for all of you is, how would you feel if every time you showed up to work,

00:10:06.020 masked militants tried to kill you?

00:10:07.740 Because that's how we feel.

00:10:09.080 Antifa is real.

00:10:10.240 It's real.

00:10:11.060 It's a threat.

00:10:11.640 The reason why there's such a big problem is because we have Democrats and a lot of people

00:10:15.160 in the mainstream media refusing to acknowledge that they even exist.

00:10:18.060 Seattle reporter Brandi Cruz saying getting assaulted by Antifa cured her Trump derangement

00:10:23.880 syndrome.

00:10:24.620 I was told by probably a dozen people not to tell you this.

00:10:29.400 I'm going to tell it to you anyway.

00:10:30.780 I'm living proof that you can recover from TDS.

00:10:33.440 I had strong Trump derangement syndrome for probably eight years.

00:10:39.500 This is one of the reasons I recovered from it.

00:10:41.620 And by the way, it's much better to not have TDS.

00:10:43.840 I'm happier.

00:10:44.960 I'm healthier, more successful.

00:10:47.380 I even think I got a little more attractive.

00:10:50.400 I was a mainstream reporter in Seattle for 10 years.

00:10:53.420 I was a TV reporter on the streets doing my job.

00:10:57.400 And I was still assaulted by Antifa.

00:10:59.220 Coming up, former FBI Director James Comey pleads not guilty.

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00:12:29.020 Former FBI Director James Comey pleading not guilty in an Alexandria,

00:12:33.020 Virginia federal courtroom yesterday morning.

00:12:35.600 Comey's attorney, Pat Fitzgerald, entering the plea on his behalf to two counts,

00:12:40.320 lying to Congress and obstruction, tied to Mr. Comey's 2020 congressional testimony about

00:12:45.460 authorizing leaks.

00:12:47.360 Fitzgerald informing Judge Michael Nachmanoff that his client intends to file a motion to

00:12:51.860 dismiss this case, accusing the government of vindictive prosecution and challenging the

00:12:56.880 appointment of U.S. Attorney Lindsay Halligan, who brought the charges.

00:13:00.640 Haligan swearing in as U.S. Attorney on September 22nd, just days after her predecessor, Eric

00:13:07.300 Siebert, left his post.

00:13:09.240 Siebert says he resigned.

00:13:10.540 President Trump says he was fired.

00:13:12.800 Siebert reportedly under pressure to bring charges against Comey and New York Attorney General

00:13:17.280 Letitia James.

00:13:18.980 A grand jury indicted Comey on September 25th, shortly before the statute of limitations was

00:13:24.120 set to expire.

00:13:25.020 Judge Nachmanoff saying a motion to challenge Halligan's appointment will be handled by another

00:13:30.280 judge.

00:13:31.260 Comey's attorney also telling the judge they did not yet have the full details on the

00:13:35.060 nature of the charges against the former director.

00:13:38.180 A DOJ official telling the judge the discovery includes a substantial amount of classified

00:13:42.800 information.

00:13:44.020 The judge saying, quote, I will not slow this case down because of classified information.

00:13:48.680 The trial, set to begin on January 5th, it is expected to last two to three days.

00:13:54.560 A hearing on the defense's motion to dismiss is set for December 9th.

00:13:58.940 Comey was not taken into custody following the proceedings, and there were no conditions on

00:14:03.580 his release.

00:14:05.020 Comey faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count if convicted.

00:14:10.640 Federal prosecutors arresting and charging 29-year-old Jonathan Rindernacht with purposefully starting

00:14:19.780 the Pacific Palisades fire, which ripped through Los Angeles in January, killing 12 and destroying

00:14:25.960 more than 6,000 structures.

00:14:28.500 Authorities arresting Rindernacht in Florida, charging him with destruction of property by

00:14:33.100 fire, a felony carrying a mandatory minimum of five years in prison and a max of 20 years

00:14:38.740 behind bars.

00:14:40.140 Through months of investigation, officials determining the Palisades fire, which began

00:14:44.880 on January 7th, was actually a holdover fire, a continuation of the Lachman fire set in the

00:14:52.120 early morning hours of New Year's Day.

00:14:54.360 From the criminal complaint, quote, although the Los Angeles City Fire Department quickly

00:14:58.800 suppressed the Lachman fire on January 1, unbeknownst to anyone, the fire continued to

00:15:04.240 smolder and burn underground within the root structure of dense vegetation.

00:15:08.740 On January 7th, heavy winds caused the underground fire to surface and spread above ground in

00:15:14.380 what became the Palisades fire.

00:15:16.880 Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Assaylee describing Rindernacht's movements the night the Lachman

00:15:22.100 fire was set.

00:15:23.080 Late last New Year's Eve, Rindernacht returned to Pacific Palisades after working the evening

00:15:30.520 shift as an Uber driver.

00:15:32.740 After dropping off a passenger in Pacific Palisades, Rindernacht parked his car and tried and failed

00:15:40.120 to contact a former friend.

00:15:42.180 He exited the car, walked up a nearby trail, took iPhone videos at a nearby hilltop, and

00:15:50.040 listened to a rap song whose music video included objects being lit on fire.

00:15:55.100 The defendant had listened to this song and watched its music video repeatedly in the days leading

00:16:00.620 up to the Lachman fire.

00:16:02.780 The criminal complaint, describing the rap song as one of despair and bitterness.

00:16:07.880 Rindernacht was familiar with the area.

00:16:10.080 He previously lived about a block away and hiked there many times before.

00:16:14.920 Just after midnight, fire detection cameras first spotting the blaze.

00:16:18.760 Rindernacht allegedly watching the flames grow for more than a minute before attempting to dial

00:16:23.500 911 multiple times from the scene.

00:16:26.560 Asseli describing what happened next.

00:16:29.100 It took the defendant several tries to contact 911 to report the fire.

00:16:34.660 He fled the scene in his car, but turned around after passing fire engines driving in the opposite

00:16:39.960 direction to fight the fire.

00:16:41.520 While the Lachman fire burned, the defendant walked up the same trail from earlier that night

00:16:47.300 to watch the fire and firefighters, using his iPhone to take short videos of the scene.

00:16:53.500 The criminal complaint alleging that Rindernacht asked ChatGPT, quote,

00:16:58.460 Are you at fault if a fire is lit because of your cigarettes while attempting to dial 911?

00:17:04.260 From the complaint, which was written by an ATF fire investigator, quote,

00:17:08.560 Based on my training and experience and this investigation, this indicates that Rindernacht

00:17:13.480 wanted to create evidence regarding a more innocent explanation for the cause of the fire.

00:17:18.660 Phone records showing in July 2024, Rindernacht asked ChatGPT to create, quote,

00:17:25.000 A dystopian painting divided into distinct parts that blend together seamlessly.

00:17:30.280 On the far left, there is a burning forest.

00:17:32.640 Next to it, a crowd of people is running away from the fire, leading to the middle.

00:17:36.880 In the middle, hundreds and thousands of people in poverty are trying to get past a gigantic gate

00:17:41.420 with a big dollar sign on it.

00:17:43.280 On the other side of the gate, and the entire wall, is a conglomerate of the richest people.

00:17:49.140 They are chilling, watching the world burn down, and watching the people struggle.

00:17:54.020 Subtle.

00:17:55.380 Investigators ruling out other possible causes for the fire.

00:17:58.540 No lightning strikes or fireworks were recorded in the area at the time.

00:18:02.940 Power lines also ruled out.

00:18:04.380 So, too, was smoking.

00:18:06.220 Authorities originally questioning Rindernacht in January, a few weeks after the fire,

00:18:10.960 recovering a lighter from the glove compartment of his vehicle.

00:18:14.680 Rindernacht appearing in shackles in an Orlando courtroom yesterday afternoon.

00:18:19.120 Fox 9 News reporting Rindernacht acknowledged that he understood the charges against him.

00:18:23.840 He is set to return to court later today.

00:18:26.600 Assele saying more charges could be brought at a later date, after grand jury proceedings.

00:18:31.300 And that'll do it for your AM update.

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The Megyn Kelly Show - October 09, 2025

Trump Spearheads Israel-Hamas Peace Deal, Comey in Court, CA Arson Suspect Arrested： AM Update 10⧸9

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