Sep 30, 2026 · 21 min
Jack Smith defends subpoenas as senators press Trump-era investigations
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The episode connects a heated dispute over congressional records with emerging questions about AI oversight and public safety.
- 1Jack Smith defended subpoenas for congressional and Republican-group records amid accusations that the investigation violated constitutional protections.
- 2Questions about Smith’s Atlanta travel produced a tense exchange involving the Fani Willis and Nathan Wade controversy.
- 3Trump and technology executives discussed voluntary AI safeguards, including internal controls, outside audits, and board review.
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Jack Smith says he does not recall attending an Atlanta Hawks game and suggests it may have been an Iowa-Maryland basketball game, prompting a partisan exchange.
The brief
Megyn Kelly’s AM Update leads with Jack Smith’s contentious Senate testimony, Trump’s AI initiatives, reports of a New York Times executive’s killing, and flooding threats across the central United States.
Senators challenged Jack Smith over subpoenas targeting Republican lawmakers’ phone records and alleged Speech or Debate Clause violations; Smith defended the investigation as accusations of bullying intensified.
Eric Schmitt pressed Smith about an Atlanta Hawks game near the Fani Willis and Nathan Wade controversy. Smith said he did not recall it and suggested he may have attended an Iowa-Maryland basketball game.
Trump and technology executives debated AI’s benefits, risks, data-center concerns, and voluntary safety commitments built around internal controls, outside audits, and board review.
The episode’s central tension is whether politically sensitive investigations and rapidly advancing AI can rely on institutional safeguards when trust in those safeguards is already contested.