Kash Patel Spars on the Hill, New Crooks Files, Nick Reiner Won't Face Death Penalty: AM Update 9/16
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Good morning, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. It's Wednesday, September 16th, 2026, and this is your AM Update.
By the way, I want to know how your wealth increased 4,000% since you became United States Senator. An FBI oversight hearing erupting into
insults, accusations, and downright bizarre exchanges. as director Kash Patel battles fierce critics on Capitol Hill. A possible sighting of would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks with two unidentified men weeks before the assassination attempt, among the new details emerging from the latest release of FBI files on the Trump shooter.
Every Democrat senator suddenly races to a microphone to talk about AI after being eerily silent for months and months and months.
Attorney General Todd Blanch facing the White House press corps weighing in on the escalating AI battle, and then some. And the death penalty off the table for Rob Reiner's son, Nick Reiner. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update. 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.
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Director Patel opening on offense, listing out a series of FBI accomplishments under his leadership.
The FBI... has arrested 54,000 violent criminals. That's up 90% from the 18-month period prior to that. 31,000 violent gang members have been arrested by the FBI. We've removed, the FBI has removed 3,258 kilograms of fentanyl. That's enough to kill a quarter billion Americans. We have located, found, and identified 11,081 child victims. That is up 21%. That is making America safe. We have arrested 5,072 child predators and human traffickers. That's up 13%. This FBI have arrested 4,260 foreign terrorist organization affiliates. That's up 38%. including the fact that this FBI has stopped 1,100 criminal perpetrators from committing terrorist attacks on U.S. soil.
The victory lap soon giving way to one of the hearing's strangest disputes. CBS News reporting the FBI issued new guidance in June removing the automatic disqualification of some applicants who previously stole from an employer, paid for sex, or engaged in bestiality. or animal cruelty, before turning 18. Ranking Democrat Dick Durbin arguing the Bureau had lowered its standards, while Director Patel contended the change had been badly mischaracterized.
Thank you for bringing this up so we can get to the truth of the matter. We did not want to punish victims of bestiality, victims who were trafficked. We did not want to make it an automatic disqualification for the FBI to consider you if you are a victim of these awful, heinous acts. They still have to go to the same rigorous standards and application process. We are not going to target victims and prevent them from serving in their capacity to serve this country
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