Comey charges and Lula’s election victory lead The Megyn Kelly Show’s AM Update

Episode overview

The October 27, 2026 edition of The Megyn Kelly Show’s AM Update focused on legal and political developments in the United States and Brazil. The episode reported on new federal charges against former FBI director James Comey, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s election victory, a shooting near Florida A&M University and an unusual Tiffany & Co. theft case. The following is a single-source summary of the show’s account and has not been independently corroborated.

Comey challenges new disclosure charges

The show reported that the US Justice Department filed two charges accusing Comey of transmitting national defence information to an unauthorised person and conspiring to arrange its disclosure. According to the episode, prosecutors allege that Comey used intermediaries in October 2016 to facilitate communications with a New York Times reporter about a government email-surveillance programme. Comey denies wrongdoing and described the prosecution as an abuse of the Justice Department.

A central dispute concerns the statute of limitations. The episode said prosecutors filed a criminal information shortly before the 10-year deadline, arguing that this preserved the case. Comey’s lawyers contend that only a grand-jury indictment would have stopped the deadline from expiring and are seeking dismissal. A legal analyst featured by the programme said the defence strategy could signal a flaw in the case, while stressing that the relevant arguments had not yet been made public.

Lula wins Brazil’s presidential runoff

The programme reported that Lula secured a fourth presidential term with 51.8% of the runoff vote, defeating Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who received 48.2%. It characterised the result as a reversal from the initial round, when Bolsonaro finished ahead, and said Lula became the first Brazilian presidential candidate to lose the opening ballot but win the subsequent runoff. The candidates offered contrasting platforms: Lula advocated expanded welfare and a larger state role in the economy, while Bolsonaro promoted tax and spending cuts and tougher crime policies.

The show also covered objections to a two-hour nationwide extension of polling. Bolsonaro initially called for the election to be annulled, but later backed away from that demand, according to the episode. It cited an analysis finding that fewer than 35,000 votes were cast during the extension, compared with Lula’s margin of more than four million. Donald Trump nevertheless alleged that the election looked corrupt; the episode presented no evidence substantiating that claim.

Teenager accused in shooting near Florida A&M

In Florida, the episode said prosecutors planned to try a 15-year-old as an adult after a shooting near Florida A&M University injured 11 people by gunfire, including six children. Police said their preliminary investigation indicated that a dispute between people who knew one another preceded the shooting and that the injured people did not appear to be intended targets. The suspect faces 11 attempted second-degree murder counts and a firearm charge; the investigation remained open.

Swallowed earrings recovered after Tiffany theft

The update concluded with the conviction of Jathan Gilder for robbery and grand theft involving two pairs of diamond earrings valued at nearly $770,000. Prosecutors said he posed as a representative of a basketball player, took the jewelry and swallowed it after police stopped his vehicle. The episode reported that authorities recovered all four earrings after nearly two weeks of medical supervision and that a Tiffany jeweller verified them. Gilder was awaiting sentencing on December 7.