Karmelo Anthony Convicted and Sentenced, Vance Refers Walz and Ellison to DOJ: AM Update 6/10

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0:32Good morning, everyone. I'm Emily Drushensky, host of After Party and the Megyn Kelly Wrap-Up Show on SiriusXM Channel 111. It's Wednesday, June 10th, 2026. This is your AM Update. I was not surprised. You can also tell by the quick verdict that this was going to be a guilty verdict on the most serious charge. Carmelo Anthony learns his fate after being convicted of murder, then sentenced by the jury just hours later.

0:58JD Vance:Clearly people weren't taking fraud seriously. Whether it rises to the level of a criminal violation, we're going to investigate it. A new House oversight report accusing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison of ignoring years of fraud warnings, now becoming the basis for a DOJ referral from Vice President J.D. Vance. The U.S. and Iran reportedly trading fire after President Trump ordered strikes against Iran in responses to the downing of an American attack helicopter. And Nick Reiner, accused of murdering his parents, Hollywood director Rob Reiner and Michelle Reiner, now fighting to use the inheritance they left him to help fund his defense.

1:38All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.

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3:05He will be eligible for parole after serving half of that sentence. The sentence coming after jurors first convicted Anthony of murder, rejecting his claim that he stabbed Metcalf in self-defense. The verdict coming after less than three hours of deliberation. Anthony facing a range of 5 to 99 years behind bars. We spoke to the MK True Crime show host Dave Ehrenberg, who says the speed of the verdict told him a lot. I was not surprised. You can also tell by the quick verdict that this was going to be a guilty verdict on the most serious charge. The evidence was really strong. And the fact that the defendant did not take the stand, I think that was the end for him, because I have never seen a self-defense claim in a murder case where the defendant did not take the stand.

3:55After the verdict, an unusual turn. In Texas, a defendant has the option of letting the judge decide his sentence or putting that decision into the hands of the jury that just convicted him. Anthony's defense choosing the jury. Ehrenberg understands why the defense may have wanted to avoid leaving his fate to the judge. The judge was a very no-nonsense, law-and-order judge who asked questions that were pushing the boundaries, like trying to ask people if they believed in American exceptionalism. and that's the kind of judge I can understand a defense or may not want to be the one to choose the sentence.

4:32During the sentencing phase yesterday, the defense calling Anthony's mother to the stand, where she tearfully pled for mercy, telling jurors her son has shown remorse. Ehrenberg believes that kind of testimony can matter to a jury. I think it's powerful for a mother to plead for mercy from a jury and to say that her son is remorseful, even though her son did not testify. I think it's powerful, but it's also powerful that the jury heard the evidence of this senseless, brutal killing. So it's hard to know which way the jury is going to go, but I think on the whole, because he didn't have a lot of witnesses at this sentencing, it was a very cursory sentencing phase that the defendant's mother, I think, will have an impact.

5:17And I think That's why this jury, I believe, as opposed to the judge, is going to give him decades in prison. But I do think he'll get a chance to get out before he's elderly. We will have more on this later today on The MK Show. Vice President J.D. Vance escalating the Trump administration's fraud fight in Minnesota, referring Governor Tim Walz and State Attorney General Keith Ellison, both Democrats, to the DOJ for possible criminal investigation. The vice president saying the referral is based on a new report from the Republican-led House Oversight Committee, accusing senior Minnesota officials of knowing about widespread fraud in federally funded social programs for years, while failing to stop payments to suspect providers and allegedly retaliating against whistleblowers.

6:04The report released earlier this week, now the latest development in a scandal consuming Minnesota politics for months, after viral reporting helped bring national attention to fraud allegations across the state's social services system. The Fed so far prosecuting and convicting dozens, mostly members of Minnesota's Somali community, relating to three major schemes. A meals program for needy children called Feeding Our Future, a program for individuals at risk of homelessness, and an autism therapy program. The scale of the alleged fraud, believed to be at least$9 billion in plundered taxpayer dollars, drug such immense backlash, Governor Walz in January suspending his re-election campaign.

6:45In March, Governor Walz and A.G. Ellison called to testify before the House Oversight Committee at a hearing titled Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota, Part 2. At that hearing, Republican Congressman Brandon Gill of Texas pressing the governor on allegations that whistleblowers were discouraged from raising concerns about fraud because officials feared accusations of racism or Islamophobia. Is it racist for a government official to identify fraud? No. No. Is it Islamophobic? To identify fraud? To identify fraud? No, I don't believe it would be. How come multiple whistleblowers have said that your administration told them not to say anything about widespread fraud across multiple agencies because doing so would be considered racist or Islamophobic.

7:32I can't speak to it because it's not anything I would say. And then we heard from Representative Kristen Robbins, quote, we have dozens of credible whistleblower reports saying the exact same thing that people were told not to say anything because they'd be called racist or Islamophobic or it would hurt the state. Do you think it's racist or Islamophobic to highlight and try to stop fraud? It is not, and I certainly wouldn't know. It's not, but that was the message your administration was sending to multiple whistleblowers. Mr. Vance writing on X, quote, Minnesota state officials are not above the law.

8:04And if they facilitated fraud, lied under oath about what they knew or harassed and intimidated whistleblowers, they must face justice. Mr. Vance, Monday on Fox, addressing the referral.

8:16JD Vance:We are not going to do what the Biden administration did and make judgments of the law before all the facts are in. But here's what's particularly troubling about this to me is, Jesse, you had people within Governor Walz's office who were saying, you know what, this looks like fraud. It looks like these Somalian illegal immigrants are doing something that's very shady. And then you had people who shut them down, who shut these whistleblowers down and said, you know, you're a racist or you're a xenophobe for asking questions about where taxpayer money is going. What that means to me, Jesse, is that clearly people weren't taking fraud seriously.

8:52JD Vance:Whether it rises to the level of a criminal violation, we're going to investigate it. And of course, if it does rise to that level, we're going to prosecute it. We have to. Governor Walsh and A.G. Ellison pushing back hard, a Walsh spokesperson referring to an earlier statement from the governor, quote, this committee has proven time and time again to be nothing more than a joke. A.G. Ellison releasing a statement to CNN, quote, it is deeply troubling to see official powers and public resources diverted away from serving the people and instead aimed at pursuing political adversaries. That is not what government is for, and it diminishes public trust in our institutions.

9:27For now, the referral does not mean charges are coming. Rather, the Justice Department has been asked to review the allegations and will decide whether there is enough evidence to open a criminal investigation, pursue charges, or decline to move forward. Coming up, Iran launching missiles and drones at U.S. targets in the region after President Trump ordered retaliatory strikes against the regime over the downing of an American attack helicopter. And Nick Reiner, accused of murdering his parents, Hollywood director Rob Reiner and Michelle Reiner, now asking the court to let him use the money they left behind to help pay for his defense.

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12:02Two soldiers were aboard the craft, which does not have ejection seats at the time. CENTCOM saying both crew members were rescued within about two hours and are now in stable condition. President Trump first confirming the crew survived as he returned to Washington overnight, telling reporters, quote, the pilots are fine, nobody injured. Then Tuesday morning, the president escalating his language on True Social, writing, quote, I have just been informed by our great military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz.

12:33The United States must of necessity respond to this attack. Iran, meanwhile, not directly taking responsibility. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arachid posting to X, quote, foreign forces in proximity to our territory are at constant risk on account of their own human errors, plane accidents, or potentially being caught in crossfire. To reduce risk, best solution is for them to leave. Prior to the U.S. strikes, Iran's parliamentary vice speaker threatening an even broader escalation, warning that any American military response to the Apache incident would put Gulf energy infrastructure under continuous Iranian missile fire and could cost U.S.

13:11oil, gas, and regional interests, quote, for years. The fragile pause in fighting now facing its most serious test yet as President Trump attempts to keep alive the possibility of a broader peace deal. Nick Reiner, son of famed Hollywood director Rob Reiner and Michelle Singer Reiner, is now fighting for access to the inheritance they left behind as he stands accused of killing them. Nick charged with stabbing both of his parents to death inside their Brentwood mansion in December, after what witnesses described as a disturbing night out with the family. That night, Nick had reportedly gone with his parents to a holiday party hosted by Conan O 'Brien, where the New York Times reports witnesses say Rob and Nick got into a loud argument.

13:51The following day, Rob Reiner's daughter, Romy, reportedly finding her father's body after a massage therapist said no one was answering the gate for a scheduled appointment. Paramedics arriving to find Michelle dead as well. Police arresting Nick later that same evening, prosecutors charging Nick with two counts of first-degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders, an enhancement allowing prosecutors to seek life without parole or the death penalty. Nick also charged with a special allegation of using a dangerous and deadly weapon. that being the knife he allegedly used to stab his parents to death.

14:25According to documents viewed by the Daily Mail, Nick now filing a court petition demanding access to a trust set up by his parents prior to their grisly murders. The full trust is worth more than$1.5 million, according to the petition, with the terms calling for Nick to receive half when he turned 30 and the rest when he turns 35. Nick, now 32, arguing that he has yet to receive any of the money from the trust, according to People magazine. The petition reportedly claiming that, quote, quote, months of repeated injuries to the trustee, reported by the Daily Mail-to-be lawyer Paul Kanin, have produced a, quote, shifting series of excuses, including what Nick's lawyers call unsubstantiated concerns about his ability to manage the money.

15:04According to People, Nick's lawyers argue the trust does not allow the trustee to withhold the payment based on his own assessment of how Nick might use the funds. The petition also asserting, quote, there is no judicial declaration that Nick is incompetent, nor has he been determined to lack capacity by the written statement of two licensed physicians. The Daily Mail reporting Nick also claims Kanan indicated he would not be able to access the trust money until after the murder case is resolved. According to the petition, Nick telling Kanan that, quote, time is of the essence, arguing the money is needed to keep Alan Jackson on his defense team and avoid further damaging his criminal case.

15:42The high-profile lawyer exiting the case in January, but Page Six reporting court documents show he is willing to return to the case if Reiner can again pay his fees. Nick facing a maximum of life in prison without parole as prosecutors weigh whether to seek the death penalty. The MK True Crime show host Dave Ehrenberg says there's one major legal issue working against Nick, California's Slayer rule. There's something called the Slayer rule. This is something that needs to be taken into account. California has this rule, just like most other states that prevent someone from inheriting the state of someone they killed.

16:21And so the trustee is understandably exercising real caution here, because if Reiner was convicted, the trust could be in violation of these laws. And you got to be careful about this. So there are some legitimate questions. And there's just some basic questions of morality. Should we allow someone to use the victims' money to buy the best lawyer that money can buy so that they could turn around and point the finger at the victims as a way to get away with murder. But here's the hard reality. Nick has not been convicted. We asked whether Ehrenberg thinks he will be successful in getting access to the inheritance.

17:04That's a tough one. I think he probably gets access to the money. I think it's not good public policy. And I think the trustee is right to express reservations, but I think he probably gets access to it because the trust says what it says, and it doesn't have an exception for what happens if you kill your parents. And I think then he probably gets access to it, but I wouldn't be that surprised if the family members went out and they're able to prevent him because it's like the old adage of the young man who kills both his parents and throws himself under the mercy of the court because he's an orphan.

17:46Yeah, you made your bed. Now you've got to lie in it. That'll do it for your AM update. I'm Emily Drushinsky, host of After Party. Catch the Megyn Kelly Show live on SiriusXM's The Megyn Kelly Channel, 111 at noon east on youtube.com slash megynkelly and all podcast platforms.

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