New Details on Comey Indictment, Deadly Mormon Church Attack, Mayor Adams Drops Out: AM Update 9/29

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0:32Megyn Kelly:Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Monday, September 29th, 2025, and this is your AM Update. Well, there's certainly going to be more indictments coming over the next three and a half years of the Trump administration. Vice President J.D. Vance says the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey is just the beginning as new reports surface on the specifics of the case. A gunman opening fire on a Mormon church in Michigan before setting it ablaze, killing at least four. President Trump deploys the National Guard to Portland, Oregon. I cannot continue my reelection campaign. And Eric Adams drops his reelection bid for New York City mayor.

1:12Megyn Kelly:All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM update.

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2:40Megyn Kelly:According to the indictment, Comey, quote, did willfully and knowingly make a false statement when he told the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2020 that he never authorized anyone at the FBI to be an anonymous source in news reports regarding an investigation concerning Person 1. Person 1 is not defined, but reports indicate it's Hillary Clinton. According to the indictment, Comey knew he had authorized Person 3, also not defined but believed to be Richmond, to serve as an anonymous source to reporters regarding the investigation into Person 1, again, Mrs. Clinton. The indictment leaves unspecified exactly which news reports the charges are in reference to.

3:24Megyn Kelly:CNN reporting they center around alleged leaks related to articles involving the FBI's investigation into Mrs. Clinton's private email server back in 2016. Richmond, a Columbia Law School professor and former personal lawyer to Comey, was brought on as a special governmental employee for the FBI by Comey from 2015 through February 2017. In 2017, Comey testifying that he also gave Richmond his personal memos about President Trump, instructing Richmond to leak them to the media. Comey was hoping it would lead to a special counsel appointment after President Trump fired Comey in May of 2017 and his gamble was successful.

4:09Megyn Kelly:Comey's leak through Richmond clearly contributed to the decision by Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein at the time to appoint Robert Mueller as special counsel. However, that episode does not appear connected to this indictment, which appears more about the leaks related to Hillary. ABC News reporting that Richmond met with federal investigators on September 16th of this year. Richmond is not accused of any illegal activity connected to the Comey indictment. Comey is the first former FBI director ever to be indicted, the news sending shockwaves through the political stratosphere, galvanizing both sides of the aisle.

4:46Megyn Kelly:Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reacting to the indictment Sunday on Meet the Press. I have no faith in Donald Trump's judicial system. He has turned this judicial system to be his own political fighter, do what he wants politically so that he tells them to go after people he doesn't like. He tells them to exonerate people that he likes. Trump's done so many bad things to undermine our democracy, to undermine our norms. This is one of the very worst. Vice President J.D. Vance on Fox News saying this is just the beginning of holding officials responsible for their actions. Well, there's certainly going to be more indictments coming over the next three and a half years of the Trump administration.

5:28But we're always going to let the law drive this stuff and the facts of the case and not political motivations. If you look at the Comey indictment, Martha, this was a grand jury indictment delivered in Alexandria, Virginia. Not exactly a hotbed of Donald Trump's political support. There were three requested indictments. The grand jury returned two of those three indictments. So I think they showed they were judicious. I think that it showed clearly that there were a couple of things that James Comey did wrong.

5:56Megyn Kelly:Comey's arraignment is set for October 9th. He faces one count of making false statements to Congress and one count of obstruction of an investigative proceeding. Each carries a maximum of five years in prison. Mr. Comey maintains his innocence. Ten people shot, at least four killed, Sunday morning when a gunman rammed a vehicle through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blank, Michigan, before opening fire on the congregation. The suspect, identified as a 40-year-old man from nearby Burton, Michigan, a military veteran, according to reports based on his social media accounts, killed by police in a shootout.

6:37Megyn Kelly:The FBI is now leading the investigation, calling it an act of targeted violence, though Special Agent in Charge Ruben Coleman did not offer more specifics at a press briefing last night. Police Chief William Rennie saying seven more victims are in stable condition, one is in critical. Investigators believe the suspect acted alone, deliberately setting the church on fire by lighting an accelerant. The ATF confirming several suspected explosive devices were discovered at the scene. Michigan State Police responding to multiple bomb threats throughout the community called in after the attack. Authorities have cleared those areas and urged the community to remain vigilant.

7:16Megyn Kelly:Authorities expecting the number of victims to increase in the aftermath of the fire. Chief Rennie saying the building is a total loss and some church members are still unaccounted for. Hundreds of people were in the church at the time of the attack. One witness identified only by her first name, Paula, describing the scene to Scripps News. One of our counselors was up speaking and we heard a big bang and the doors blew. And then everybody rushed out. Surreal. I didn't know what was going on. I didn't know what was going on and I didn't know if we were going to have to get down because we couldn't see anybody.

7:53It was just scary. I mean, I came to worship my Savior Jesus Christ and I didn't expect this to happen, of course. You know, and I'd lost friends in there.

8:05Megyn Kelly:Law enforcement is working to search the suspect's phone and residence looking for a motive. The New York Post reporting he served in the Marines from 2004 to 2008. Pictures of the alleged vehicle used in the attack show two large American flags mounted to the back. President Trump writing on Truth Social yesterday, quote, I have been briefed on the horrendous shooting. The suspect is dead, but there is still a lot to learn. This appears to be yet another targeted attack on Christians in the United States of America. The Trump administration will keep the public posted, as we always do. In the meantime, pray for the victims and their families.

8:41Megyn Kelly:This epidemic of violence in our country must end immediately. Coming up, President Trump sending the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, as Portland sues to block the move. And New York City Mayor Eric Adams drops his troubled re-election bid in an attempt to stop Democratic Socialist Zoran Mamdani.

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10:09Megyn Kelly:Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordering 200 National Guard troops to deploy in Portland, Oregon for 60 days under an order to protect ICE and other federal property where protests are occurring or are likely to. The previous morning on Truth Social, Mr. Trump directing Secretary Hegseth to provide troops to protect ICE at the request of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. Mr. Trump writing on Truth Social, he is authorizing, quote, full force to protect, quote, war-ravaged Portland and any of our ICE facilities under siege from attack by Antifa and other domestic terrorists. President Trump singling out protests around ICE facilities in Portland on Thursday.

10:54And you see what's happening in Portland. This is like nobody's ever seen anything like it every night. And this has gone on for years. They just burned the place down. And, you know, the shop owners, most of them have left. But the few shops that are open, they just use plywood and just like three quarter inch plywood. Take a look at Portland sometime. These are wild. These are crazy people. And they're trying to burn down buildings, including federal buildings. And we cannot let our cities, and that's a small example, but it's the most violent example. It's every night, and they've done it for years.

11:28You think maybe at some point they made their point and what are they doing?

11:31Megyn Kelly:But we're going to get out there and we're going to do a pretty big number of those people in Portland that are doing that. Oregon and the city of Portland filing a lawsuit against Mr. Trump to block the deployment, seeking a temporary restraining order. Governor Tina Kotak and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, both Democrats, maintain there's no need for troops in the city. Oregon officials calling an emergency press conference on Saturday, Mayor Wilson saying his city is peaceful. The number of necessary troops is zero in Portland and any other American city. And let me repeat that. This is an American city.

12:07We do not need any intervention. This is not a military target. The president will not find lawlessness or violence here. I've been so deeply disappointed to see the footage from a half decade ago, recycled and then recycled again. If President Trump came to Portland today, what he would find is people riding their bikes, playing sports, enjoying the sunshine, buying groceries or produce from a farmer's market. At the end of the day, this may be a show of force, but that's all it is. It's a big show. And after a big show, everyone goes home. And that's what I want to happen here today.

12:47Megyn Kelly:In a Sunday morning phone interview with NBC, Mr. Trump saying, quote, I spoke to the governor. She was very nice. But I said, well, wait a minute. Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening? My people tell me different. They are literally attacking and there are fires all over the place. It looks terrible. Multiple news organizations reporting on daily protesting activity outside of an ICE detention facility since June. At times, those protests indeed turning violent. The Oregonian reporting in June, several people used a stop sign as a makeshift battering ram, shattering the front door of the building.

13:24Megyn Kelly:CBS 13 News reporting some federal agents have been injured in recent protests, resulting in several protesters being charged with assault. According to KTVB7, more than two dozen people have been arrested protesting Portland's ICE facility. The exterior of that facility has been boarded up since June. Protesters spray-painting epithets and threats like Nazis and shoot ice pigs all over the building. On Sunday, video emerging appearing to show some seven or so Portland cops retreating in the face of hundreds of protesters who outnumbered them, the cops walking backward and then biking away. The protesters holding signs that read F ICE, ICE equals terror, and Obeying Trump Makes You a War Criminal.

14:12Megyn Kelly:Police with riot gear backed up by federal agents are seen in other video pushing back the protesters. As the state attorney general's motion for a temporary restraining order was just filed, a court date for the hearing has not yet been set. New York City Mayor Eric Adams dropping his re-election bid on Sunday. The decision announced in a nearly nine-minute-long video posted to social media, largely focusing on his achievements in life and as mayor and blaming the media. Despite all we've achieved, I cannot continue my re-election campaign, the constant media speculation about my future, and the campaign finance board's decision.

14:57to withhold millions of dollars have undermined my ability to raise the funds needed for a serious campaign.

15:06Megyn Kelly:In August, New York City's Campaign Finance Board denying Mayor Adams' request for millions in matching funds for the 10th time, citing paperwork errors as well as allegations linked to the federal bribery case against Adams that was ultimately dismissed by the Trump DOJ. Mayor Adams' name will remain on the ballot because the deadline to remove it passed in May. Recent polls showing Adams hovering around 8 percent, trailing behind Democratic Socialist candidate Zoran Mamdani, independent candidate, and former Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is in second. Republican candidate Curtis Lewa remains in third.

15:45Megyn Kelly:Mamdani up 19 percent over Cuomo in the Real Clear Politics polling average. Polling indicates a much tighter race in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup between Cuomo and Mamdani. However, the Curtis Sliwa campaign indicating the candidate has no plans to drop out. Adams did not endorse Cuomo, though in his social media post, he did take a swipe at Mamdani. Too often, insidious forces use local government to advance divisive agendas. With little regard for how it hurts, everyday New Yorkers. Major change is welcome and necessary. But beware of those who claim the answer to destroy the very system we built together over generations.

16:32That is not change. That is chaos.

16:35Megyn Kelly:Former Governor Cuomo releasing a statement, quote, The choice Eric Adams made today was not an easy one, but I believe he is sincere in putting the well-being of New York City ahead of personal ambition. We face destructive extremist forces that would devastate our city through incompetence or ignorance, but it is not too late to stop them. Mamdani telling News 12 he expected Adams to drop out, saying New Yorkers are ready to, quote, move on from big money and small ideas. According to Polymarket, Mamdani had an 87 % chance to win the race before Adams dropped out. He now sits at 84%. The election is just five weeks away.

17:14Megyn Kelly:It will be held on November 4th. And that'll do it for your AM Update. I'm Megan Kelly. Join me back here for The Megyn Kelly Show, live on SiriusXM Triumph Channel 111 at noon east, on youtube.com slash megynkelly, and on all podcast platforms.

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