The Megyn Kelly Show
Ballerina Home from Russian Prison, RFK Autism Announcement, Shower Exec Order: AM Update 4/11
Fri, 11 Apr 2025
President Trump secures the release of Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina, wrongfully detained in a Siberian penal colony for making a small donation to a Ukraine-related nonprofit. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces a global research initiative to determine the cause of autism by September. The March inflation report shows prices falling for the first time in five years. Attorney General Pam Bondi seeks to drop federal charges against an alleged MS-13 leader to expedite his deportation. The Senate revisits the debate over daylight saving time, hearing conflicting arguments on whether to make permanent summer evenings or year-round standard mornings. President Trump signs an executive order rolling back water flow restrictions, promising Americans the return of powerful showers and consumer choice once limited by environmental mandates.Patriot Mobile: Get a Free Month at https://PatriotMobile.com/MEGYN or call 972-PATRIOTBirch Gold: Text MK to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold
Chapter 1: What are the key news updates in this episode?
Good morning, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly and it's Friday, April 11th, 2025. This is your AM Update.
If you know my Ksenia, she is the sweetest, kindest person you'll meet.
President Trump securing the release of another American citizen wrongfully detained in Russia. HHS Secretary Kennedy says his department will determine the cause of autism by September.
The president is not keeping his promise to bring down egg prices.
The media says egg prices are skyrocketing, but just weeks ago they were reporting the opposite. We cracked the case. Should we keep daylight savings time? The U.S. Senate takes that up. And President Trump signs an order to make showering great again. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update. Thank you so much for having me.
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Chapter 2: Who is Ksenia Karelina and why was she detained in Russia?
Wrongfully detained Russian-American dual citizen Ksenia Karolina returning to the U.S. after spending more than a year in a Siberian penal colony. The 33-year-old ballerina exchanged for dual Russian-German citizen Arthur Petrov. He was held in the U.S. on criminal charges relating to illegal exporting. The swap conducted in Abu Dhabi.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff leading negotiations on behalf of the U.S. Russian authorities detaining Ms. Karolina in January 2024 upon entry into Russia, where she was visiting family. A search of her phone revealing a 2022 donation of $51 to a U.S.-based nonprofit providing aid to children and elderly people displaced by the war in Ukraine.
After a 16-hour interrogation, authorities releasing Ms. Karolina with a warning not to leave the country. Weeks later, Russian authorities charging her with treason. On Monday, the boyfriend of Ms. Karolina, champion boxer Chris Van Yerden, describing the ridiculous nature of the allegations in an exclusive interview on The Megyn Kelly Show.
Chapter 3: What actions did Chris Van Yerden take for Ksenia's release?
We now know within the three weeks from January 2nd to January 27th, they investigated every single thing on her cell phone. This is where they came across the Venmo, $51 on Venmo, charged her for treason, funding the enemy state. That's what she was charging for, funding the enemy state, buying weapons.
And if you know, I started laughing and crying in the same time because it was like, if you know my Ksenia, she is the sweetest, kindest person you'll meet. She goes out of her way to do good for people. She hates seeing people hurt. So you can imagine elderly people, young kids without food and water, she would be the first to donate money.
Mr. Van Yerden, who fought tirelessly for his girlfriend's release, saying it was extremely difficult to find a lawyer to even take Ms. Carolina's case, many too afraid of going against the state. Ms. Carolina's family eventually setting on a lawyer advising a guilty plea. Mr. Van Yerden describing the legal process to us.
The lawyer ended up telling Kassadin to plead guilty. Now, I was very upset about that. I was like, why would you do that? And he said, look, she's going to get 20 years in prison. I can get that down to five years if she pleads guilty. I was like, I don't like this, but the parents liked the idea. So the lawyer got her to plead guilty. And guess what? She got the minimum of 12. It didn't work.
Chapter 4: What is the new autism research initiative announced by RFK Jr.?
But it painted this picture of Ksenia now acknowledging what she did. And it made me very, very upset.
Mr. Van Yerden spoke to the terrible conditions of the prison camp.
She's in a labor camp, right? So she wakes up at 6 a.m. in the morning. She works till 9 p.m. at night. She gets two 15-minute breaks in between snowing in Siberia. Close to where she's held, close to Siberia. Her mother would send her some wipes and stuff. And she was like, I would use the toilet water to clean myself. She's got problems with her legs, and this worries me. This really worries me.
She's now all of a sudden got, she's got leg pain. She's got some big veins popping out on her legs from all the standing.
On Monday, Mr. Van Heerden describing the maddeningly slow pace of the Biden State Department in even declaring that his girlfriend had been wrongfully detained. saying if not for a phone call from Hollywood director Peter Berg, it would not have happened. Mr. Van Yerden also crediting UFC president Dana White for bringing the situation to President Trump's attention.
Following news of the release, Mr. Van Yerden saying in a statement, quote, I am overjoyed to hear that the love of my life, Ksenia Karolina, is on her way home. I cannot wait to hold her. Our dog Boots is also eagerly awaiting her return. This is the second prisoner exchange with Russia since President Trump returned to office. Teacher Mark Fogel released in February. The U.S.
tracking at least six more wrongfully detained Americans in Russia. On Thursday, HHS Secretary RFKJ announcing a major White House initiative in President Trump's cabinet meeting.
At your direction, we are going to know by September we've launched a massive testing and research effort that's going to involve hundreds of scientists from around the world. By September, we will know what has happened. In the 1960s and 70s, autism was considered a rare disorder. Early studies citing just 1 in 10,000 children diagnosed. Today, that number reported to be 1 in 31.
President Trump responding to RFKJ.
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Chapter 5: How is inflation affecting egg prices and what are the media's perspectives?
Chapter 6: What executive order did President Trump sign regarding shower water flow?
The media says egg prices are skyrocketing, but just weeks ago they were reporting the opposite. We cracked the case. Should we keep daylight savings time? The U.S. Senate takes that up. And President Trump signs an order to make showering great again. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update. Thank you so much for having me.
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Wrongfully detained Russian-American dual citizen Ksenia Karolina returning to the U.S. after spending more than a year in a Siberian penal colony. The 33-year-old ballerina exchanged for dual Russian-German citizen Arthur Petrov. He was held in the U.S. on criminal charges relating to illegal exporting. The swap conducted in Abu Dhabi.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff leading negotiations on behalf of the U.S. Russian authorities detaining Ms. Karolina in January 2024 upon entry into Russia, where she was visiting family. A search of her phone revealing a 2022 donation of $51 to a U.S.-based nonprofit providing aid to children and elderly people displaced by the war in Ukraine.
After a 16-hour interrogation, authorities releasing Ms. Karolina with a warning not to leave the country. Weeks later, Russian authorities charging her with treason. On Monday, the boyfriend of Ms. Karolina, champion boxer Chris Van Yerden, describing the ridiculous nature of the allegations in an exclusive interview on The Megyn Kelly Show.
We now know within the three weeks from January 2nd to January 27th, they investigated every single thing on her cell phone. This is where they came across the Venmo, $51 on Venmo, charged her for treason, funding the enemy state. That's what she was charging for, funding the enemy state, buying weapons.
And if you know, I started laughing and crying in the same time because it was like, if you know my Ksenia, she is the sweetest, kindest person you'll meet. She goes out of her way to do good for people. She hates seeing people hurt. So you can imagine elderly people, young kids without food and water, she would be the first to donate money.
Mr. Van Yerden, who fought tirelessly for his girlfriend's release, saying it was extremely difficult to find a lawyer to even take Ms. Carolina's case, many too afraid of going against the state. Ms. Carolina's family eventually setting on a lawyer advising a guilty plea. Mr. Van Yerden describing the legal process to us.
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