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Penn State Cocaine Ring Busted, Disney Sues Trump's FCC, Clancy Trial Day 15: AM Update 8/19

August 19, 2026

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A Penn State cocaine ring allegedly run through two fraternities, Disney suing the FCC over an accelerated review of ABC station licenses, and the fifteenth day of the Lindsey Clancy murder trial were the dominant developments in Wednesday’s AM update on The Megyn Kelly Show.

Penn State Fraternity Cocaine Ring Busted

Pennsylvania Attorney General David Sunday announced charges against 14 people for operating a cocaine trafficking operation tied to the Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi fraternities at Penn State. Between 2023 and 2024, large amounts of cocaine were allegedly transported from Philadelphia and New York to State College, where it was cut and packaged for sale primarily to Penn State students. The Attorney General stated that the cutting and bagging of cocaine was sometimes done by pledges as part of their indoctrination into the fraternities.

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  • 1 (00:42) **Penn State Cocaine Ring Busted** - 14 people charged in a cocaine trafficking operation allegedly run through two Penn State fraternities, with drugs sourced from Philadelphia and New York.
  • 2 (06:57) **Disney Sues Trump's FCC** - Disney and ABC sue the FCC in federal court, accusing Chairman Brendan Carr of illegally targeting ABC's broadcast licenses over its programming.
  • 3 (12:22) **Lindsey Clancy Trial: Day 15 AM Update** - The defense continues its case that Clancy was not criminally responsible for killing her three children due to severe mental illness.
  • 4 (19:20) **Fake Polling Operation Exposed** - A mysterious company called "Median Strategies" admits it fabricated a poll of the Los Angeles mayor's race, claiming it was a "social experiment."
  • 5 Standout Quotes
  • 6 "I'd still love to know who your pollster is. And that's when they told me it was a social experiment." – LA Times reporter Noah Goldberg, describing the moment the fake polling company admitted its data was fabricated.
  • 7 "Disney claims that its decisions are based on quote newsworthiness rather than partisan purposes and thus exempt from political equal time rules. Here's some of the show." – FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, posting a montage of "The View" to X.

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Fourteen people face charges in an alleged cocaine trafficking operation tied to two Penn State fraternities, with prosecutors accusing students of bringing kilos of cocaine into State College for distribution. Disney and ABC sue the Trump administration, accusing the FCC of violating their First Amendment rights by targeting eight Disney-owned stations for an unusually early license review. The defense in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial presents testimony about her mental state before and after the killings, including claims that she experienced dissociation and later reported hearing a male voice directing her to kill her children and herself.  A mysterious company claims it fabricated political polls in Los Angeles and Wisconsin, calling the operation was a “social experiment” as questions remain about who was behind it and whether prediction markets were the real target.


 

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