The Megyn Kelly Show - Clintons Defy Subpoenas, Trump Talks Sanctuary City Funding, Remembering Scott Adams: AM Update 1/14

Episode Date: January 14, 2026

The Clintons defy House Oversight subpoenas in the Epstein probe, triggering a looming contempt vote - Article 3 Project Senior Counsel Will Chamberlain weighs in. President Trump launches the next phase of his immigration crackdown, ending TPS for Somalia and cutting off federal funds to sanctuary jurisdictions. The Trump administration escalates pressure on Iran, with the President openly encouraging protesters to keep pushing, as U.S. officials weigh covert and military options. Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert and a singular cultural and political voice, dies at 68 after a battle with stage-four prostate cancer, leaving behind a legacy of satire, persuasion, and fearless commentary. Herald Group: Learn more at https://GuardYourCard.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Wednesday, January 14th, 2026, and this is your AM update. Jeffrey Epstein, visiting the White House 17 times while Bill Clinton was president. The Clinton's defy congressional subpoenas from the House Oversight Committee in its investigation into the DOJ's handling of Jeffrey Epstein. We're not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states having sanctuary cities. President Trump announces the next phase in his crackdown on illegal immigration. The president telling Iranian protesters to keep it up as the U.S. weighs options for possible intervention. And gone too soon. The brilliant Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic, author, and truly consequential thinker, dies at 68.

All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM update. Our sponsor, the Electronic Payments Coalition, says Washington politicians are always getting in your wallet. and that now they're messing with your credit card. They say your credit card and the security it offers are under attack and that Senators Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall want to change the nation's payment system in a way that would benefit corporate megastores like Walmart and Target at the expense of everyday Americans.

Credit cards can keep your payments secure and they can provide rewards that families use to help make everyday purchases more affordable. The Electronic Payments Coalition says the Durbin Marshall mandates would let corporate megastores cut corners on credit cards processing, routing transactions over cheaper, untested networks with weaker security and fewer protections. Find out more at guardyourcard.com and consider telling Congress to guard your card. Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton refusing to comply

with congressional subpoenas compelling testimony before the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating the DOJ's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Chairman Comer setting a Tuesday deadline for Bill Clinton, participate a Wednesday deadline for the misses. Hours before yesterday's scheduled appearance, the Clinton's submitting a joint letter to Chairman Comer indicating they do not intend to appear. From the letter, quote, every person has to decide when they have seen or had enough and are ready to fight for this country, its principles, and its people, no matter the consequences. For us, now is that time. The Clinton's maintaining they have no relevant knowledge, challenging

Chairman Comer's refusal to accept a sworn statement instead of testimony, quote, you will say it is not our decision to make, but we have made it. Now you have to make yours. Oh, snap. Clinton lawyers submitting an eight-page letter to the committee outlining the reasons they say, quote, the subpoenas issued to President and Secretary Clinton are invalid and legally unenforceable. Among the reasons, the legal team asserting their in-person testimony has no purpose here other than to embarrass and harass the Clintons. Lawyers also writing, quote, the testimony sought by the subpoenas has no pertinence to the stated purpose of the committee's investigation. Arguing Chairman Comer failed to explain why the Clinton's testimony would be relevant.

Chairman Comer holding up a large binder to reporters on the Hill yesterday morning, speaking about the line of questioning the committee intended to pursue. One reason I think most Americans won't President Clinton to answer some questions is because Jeffrey Epstein, visiting the White House, 17 times while Bill Clinton was president. I've been in Congress nine years. I think I've been to the White House nine times and nine years. Epstein was in the White House double the amount of time that I was under one president. And then we know that Bill Clinton flew on Epstein's plane somewhere around 27 times after the presidency. So no one's accusing Bill Clinton of any wrongdoing. We just have questions. And that's why the Democrats

voted along with Republicans to subpoena Bill Clinton. There's also that photo of Bill Clinton in Epstein's hot tub. Chairman Comer going on to state, however, that no committee Democrats showed up yesterday for the scheduled deposition, casting doubt on their professed concern in matters concerning Epstein. Not a single Democrat showed up today. Not a single Democrat. The ones that have press conferences on the Capitol steps and talk about how they're trying to get justice for the victims and all that.

It just seems like they only care about questioning Republicans. And we've had a former Trump cabinet secretary, O'Costa, in for a grilling. We had Bill Barr, former Attorney General, in for a grilling. But for whatever reason, President Clinton didn't show up, and the Democrats on the committee don't seem to have a problem. The New York Times reporting the Clinton's beefing up their legal team, gearing up for a fight by hiring a lawyer who previously worked under Chairman Comer on the Oversight Committee. We asked Senior Counsel at the Article III project, Will Chamberlain,

how he thinks this is going to play out. Well, the next thing that's going to happen is that it's going to go for a criminal referral by James Comer on the floor of the House. And if that passes, which I expect it will, DOJ is going to prosecute. Remember that both Steve Bannon and Peter DeVaro got prosecuted for the exact same thing, defying a congressional subpoena. So I see no reason why the Clintons would avoid their fate. Bannon was convicted in July 2022 on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th riot. He served four months in prison. Former White House Trade Advisor Peter Navarro also convicted of criminal contempt of Congress. He too served four months. Chairman Comer announcing he will move next week

to hold President Clinton in contempt of Congress, similar action likely to follow if Secretary Clinton dodges her deposition set for later this morning as expected. In 2021, after Steve Bannon was first indicted, a supporter of Mrs. Clinton's tweeted, You know who is not going to jail and has never been indicted for anything? The post included a picture of Mrs. Clinton, along with the salutation, Have a great weekend. Mrs. Clinton responded with, thanks, it was quite restful. We'll see if her cockiness remains once Pam Bondi gets involved. The Trump administration officially ending temporary protected status or TPS for Somalia effective March 17th. Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem posting yesterday on X,

quote, temporary means temporary. Country conditions in Somalia have improved to the point that it no longer meets the law's requirement for temporary protected status. Further, allowing Somali nationals to remain temporarily in the U.S. is contrary to our national interests. The U.S. granting TPS to Somalia in 1991 amid a civil war in their country, the Biden administration extending the protections in September 24. Immigrants living in the U.S. under TPS can obtain work authorization and are protected from removal. President Trump first announcing the intention to remove Somalia from the list of nations eligible for TPS status in November, on truth social, writing that Minnesota is, quote, a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity. In practice,

this policy change will affect only a small percentage of Somalians living in the U.S. According to U.S. citizenship and immigration services, just under 2,500 Somali nationals currently live in the U.S. under TPS, with an additional 1,383 in the country under pending applications. These numbers represent a small fraction of the nearly 260,000 people of Somali descent living in America, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, most of whom are citizens. President Trump yesterday in Detroit, underscoring a zero-tolerance approach toward any naturalized citizen guilty of fraud.

We're also going to revoke the citizenship of any naturalized immigrant from Somalia or anywhere else who is convicted of defrauding our citizens. We're going to get them the hell out of here fast. And if you come to America to rob Americans, we're throwing you in jail and we're sending you back to the place from where you came. We're throwing you right in jail.

As the Trump administration aims to conduct the largest mass deportation effort in history, the president also yesterday announcing additional steps to punish cities and states that ban local police from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement. Additionally, starting February 1st, we're not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states having sanctuary cities because they do everything possible to protect criminals at the expense of American citizens. and it breeds fraud and crime and all of the other problems that come. So when I'm making any payment to anybody that supports sanctuary,

the DOJ has identified 11 states as sanctuary jurisdictions, including California, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York, to name a few. The president's action likely to meet legal challenges, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson already posted on X, quote, see you in court at real Donald Trump. Coming up, President Trump encourages Iranian protesters to continue rallying against the oppressive regime as he reportedly weighs options for U.S. intervention. And the much-beloved creator of the Dilbert comic strip, Scott Adams,

passes away. Our sponsor, the Electronic Payments Coalition, says Washington politicians are always getting in your wallet, and that now they're messing with your credit card. They say your credit card and the security it offers are under attack, and that Senators Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall want to change the nation's payment system in a way that would benefit corporate megastores like Walmart and Target at the expense of everyday Americans. Credit cards can keep your payments secure and they can provide rewards that families use to help make everyday purchases more affordable. The Electronic Payments Coalition says the Durban Marshall mandates would let corporate megastores cut corners on credit card processing, routing transactions over cheaper, untested networks

with weaker security and fewer protections. Find out, more at guardyourcard.com and consider telling Congress to guard your card. President Trump ratcheting up pressure on the Iranian regime as civilian protesters continue demonstrating in the streets. Iranian security forces cracking down harshly, though total deaths are hard to tally. A U.S.-based human rights activists' news agency reporting 1,750 protesters have been killed. Thousands more detained. The totals could be far higher. Two sources inside the country telling CBS news that as many as 20,000 people have been killed. Mr. Trump, yesterday from Detroit, calling on Iranians to increase the momentum. To all Iranian patriots, keep protesting,

take over your institutions, if possible, and save the name of the killers and the abusers that are abusing you. You're being very badly abused if the numbers are right now. Look, one death is too much, but I hear much lower numbers and then I hear much higher numbers. But I say, They save their names because they'll pay a very big price. And I've canceled all meetings with the Iranian officials until the senseless killing of protesters stops. And all I say to them is help is on its way. You saw that I put tariffs on anybody doing business with Iran, just went into effect today.

And I say, make Iran great again. You know, it's a great country until these monsters came in and took it over. The Iranian foreign minister reaching out to special envoy Steve Wickoff over the weekend to de-escalate tensions with the U.S., according to Axios. Mr. Trump confirming Sunday that a meeting with Iranian officials was being set up, but had not yet taken place. The president, however, announcing yesterday any meetings with Iranian officials are canceled until the killing stops.

Defense officials briefing the president yesterday on available options against Iran, including covert tools like cyber and psychological ops, that go, quote, well beyond conventional airstrikes, per CBS. The options presented report. reportedly could be deployed along with military force or work as standalone operations. Press Secretary Caroline Levitt on Monday saying, air strikes are one of many options at the president's disposal. The State Department yesterday issuing notice to all U.S. citizens in Iran to leave immediately. Scott Adams, beloved creator of the Dilbert comic strip and brilliant

social and political thinker, died yesterday following a battle with prostate cancer. He was 68. Scott announcing his illness last May, telling fans it was not a new diagnosis but had developed to stage four, spreading into his bones, leaving him with little time left. In the final weeks of his life, a spinal tumor causing paralysis from Scott's waist down, nevertheless, he maintained communication with his many fans and embraced a positive and graceful attitude right up until the end. Scott creating the wildly popular comic strip Dilbert in 1989, satirizing corporate culture, absurd managers, and bureaucratic nonsense. The strip appearing in 2,000 newspapers across 65 countries, printed in 25 languages. Scott going on to publish several books, including

how to fail at almost everything and still win big, reframe your brain, the user interface for happiness and success, and more. In 2015, amid President Trump's underdog campaign for the White House, Scott began weighing in on the political scene, predicting when few took Mr. Trump seriously that he would go on to win the primary and the general election. Scott's daily political commentary morphing into a successful online show called Coffee with Scott Adams, the host taking on issues of the day, also offering advice on how to develop systems to drive positive life changes. For example, this clip on the power of changing your mind. I'm reasonably sure that part of the reason, it's not the 100% of the reason,

But a big part of the reason people don't want to change their mind is that it would look like weakness and maybe you would look like, well, you're not so smart, you know, because you were wrong. So the reframe is this. Nothing is smarter than being able to change your mind. So instead of thinking of your ability to change your mind as a weakness, you should think of it as a strength, almost a superpower. So I think that people mistakenly believe that when I change my mind, I'm experiencing some kind of sacrifice. I'm not. I'm experiencing bragging. It's closer to narcissism, you know, because I'm basically showing off. Look, I can change my mind. Here's some more of Scott's wisdom, which will be truly missed. What if, what if laziness is a habit of thinking about the core.

of things or the effort instead of thinking about the payoff. I've reframed alcohol to be poison, meaning that when I think of alcohol, just mentally, I think, oh, alcohol is poison. And it makes it easier not to imbibe it because I just talk myself into it and not being a beverage. It's not entertainment. It's poison. Do you think that you can cause luck to happen in your life?

The answer is, no. Not luck luck, but you can manipulate your experience of luck in ways I'm going to tell you. In 2023, leftists attempting to cancel Scott, calling him racist after he commented on a Rasmussen poll in which 26% of black respondents disagreed with the statement, quote, it is okay to be white, with an additional 21% feeling unsure. Scott reacting, quote, if nearly half of all blacks are, not okay with white people, that's a hate group. Based on how things are going, the best advice I could give to white people is to get the hell away from black people. Cue the cancellation,

hundreds of papers dropping the Dilbert cartoon in response, attempting to smear Scott as a racist. Scott appearing on the MK show in September, 23, further articulating the destructive nature of the left's worldview. I was trying to make the point that we've poisoned relations by making a a framework in which one group is the victimizers, one group is the victims. If you ever find yourself in that situation, whether it's about race or anything else, you should try to get as far away from it as possible. And nothing I said had anything to do with genetics, had nothing to do with even culture, had everything to do with the fact that America, white people, mostly,

are selling a story and actually institutionalize it with through, ESG and CRT and DEI. It's becoming part of our operating system that one group of us are the bad guys and another group of us is the victims. And that is an untenable situation. Scott continuing on with his life's work, connecting with thousands of people each day as evidenced by the many touching tributes in his honor. President Trump posting on true social, a photo of Scott in the Oval Office captioned,

quote, he was a fantastic guy who liked and respected me when it wasn't fashionable to do so. He bravely fought a long battle against a terrible disease. My condolences go out to his family and all of his many friends and listeners. He will truly be missed. Scott's ex-wife and caregiver, Shelly Adams, yesterday reading a final message from Scott. Many of my Christian friends have asked me to find Jesus before I go. I'm not a believer, but I have to admit the risk-reward calculation for doing so looks so attractive to me. So here I go. I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and look forward to spending an eternity with him.

The part about me not being a believer should be quickly resolved if I wake up in heaven. I won't need any more convincing than that. I hope I'm still qualified for entry. The note continuing on, quote, I had an amazing life. I gave it everything I had. had. If you got any benefits from my work, I'm asking you to pay it forward as best you can. That is the legacy I want. God bless you, Scott. We will miss you. And that'll do it for your AM update. I'm Megan Kelly. Join me back here for the MK show. Live on SiriusXMs, the Megan Kelly channel, 11 at noon east, on YouTube.com slash Megan Kelly and on all podcast platforms.