Meghan Markle Responds to Shock Allegations Against Her Father, and Alex Cooper's Terrible Marriage Advice, with Glenn Greenwald | Ep. 1426
October 23, 2026
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5 min readMeghan Markle’s Statement Backfires: Eight Years of Knowledge, No Action
Megyn Kelly opens the show with a developing story that she calls “stunning” and “dark.” Thomas Markle Sr., Meghan Markle’s 82-year-old father, has been accused by his son Thomas Markle Jr. of possessing “hundreds, if not thousands” of images of child sexual abuse material at his home in the Philippines. The Sun reports that among the alleged material is a 15-minute video of girls appearing to be 10 or 11 years old engaged in sex acts, along with three still photographs of naked girls of similar age. Thomas Jr. says he found the material while searching for an old phone in boxes belonging to his father, reported it to local detectives in the Philippines, and also contacted the FBI. Thomas Sr. is currently in a Florida rehab facility recovering from a leg amputation and denies everything, telling the Daily Mail the accusations are “a bunch of lies” and welcoming a forensic examination of his computers. The father claims his son has been cut off financially and is making the allegations for money.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Episode Open & Advertisements** - Show intro, political ad, and medical ad.
- 2 (01:48) **Meghan Markle's Father: CSAM Allegations Break** - Megyn Kelly introduces the breaking story about Thomas Markle Sr. being investigated for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in the Philippines.
- 3 (03:53) **Meghan Markle's Statement: A Colossally Stupid Mistake** - Kelly analyzes Meghan's statement, arguing it was a rushed attempt to explain her estrangement from her father that backfired catastrophically.
- 4 (14:00) **Harry and Meghan's Hypocrisy on Child Protection** - Kelly contrasts their public advocacy for child safety online with their alleged inaction regarding Thomas Markle Sr.
- 5 (16:48) **The Father's and Sister's Denials** - Kelly presents the statements from Thomas Markle Sr. and his daughter Samantha, who both vehemently deny the allegations.
- 6 (19:38) **Details of the Alleged CSAM Discovery** - Kelly reads from The Sun's report detailing the specifics of what Thomas Jr. claims to have found.
- 7 (25:38) **Glenn Greenwald Joins: The Dark Implications** - Kelly brings in Glenn Greenwald to discuss the broader implications of the scandal.
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Show Notes
Megyn Kelly discusses the serious allegations about Meghan Markle's father emerging related to CSAM, what Meghan Markle really knew about the allegations based on a supposed 2018 letter, why she didn't do more at the time or in the past eight years, the timeline from Meghan Markle about when she learned the allegations against her father and the serious questions it raises, her and Prince Harry's past comments about why they stopped contact with Markle's father, the exact horrifying allegations against Meghan Markle’s father, the family drama exploding into the public now involving her half-brother and sister, and more. Then Glenn Greenwald, host of "System Update" on Substack, joins to discuss the curious Meghan Markle statement released immediately after allegations against her father became public, whether she should have stayed silent, the evidence that “Ilhan Omar” isn’t even Ilhan Omar's real name, whether the case against Ilhan Omar is politically motivated, the many possible instances of immigration fraud that she has committed, what happens next with Ilhan Omar, whether Ilhan Omar could be removed from Congress soon, if Kamala Harris’ new accent sounds like AOC, her struggles to excite the crowds on the campaign trail, President Trump's big endorsement of Bibi Netanyahu, what Fox News attacking JD Vance over his answer on Israel and Netanyahu reveals, the recent Alex Cooper podcast with Sophia Bush and their terrible advice for women about marriage, how their past makes them terrible messengers, and more.
More from Greenwald: https://greenwald.substack.com/
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