Karmelo Anthony Denied New Trial, Trump Campaigns For Darline, Shock Hospital Mix-Up: AM Update 8/24

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**Tom Bevin** (0:32)
Good morning, everyone. I'm Tom Bevin, co-host of RealClip Politics on The Megyn Kelly Channel. It's Monday, August 24th, 2026 and this is your AM Update. The Texas judge slaps down Karmelo Anthony's bid for a new trial as new texts from the convicted killer come to light.

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Texas judge rejecting Karmelo Anthony's bid for a new trial Saturday, keeping the 19-year-old's 35-year prison sentence intact. Anthony's defense arguing the trial was compromised, pointing to strict courtroom rules, jury instructions and a, gentlemen's agreement with prosecutors limiting what evidence jurors would hear. Anthony had achieved a legal win following his conviction, with original judge John Roach tossed off the case. Roach telling a local outlet that jurors quote, got it right in convicting Anthony.
Legal experts saying the rejection of Anthony's bid for a new trial is not surprising. Here's criminal defense attorney and host of In the Well on the MK True Crime Channel, Mark Garagos on NewsNation.

**Mark Geragos** (3:02)
This is not unexpected given what happened earlier this week when the text messages that were released that apparently weren't used during the trial came out and it was not helpful to this young man, to the accused or now convicted. And I think where they're headed with this new legal team is they lost the motion for new trial, but it becomes apparent to me they're now going to probably focus in on ineffective assistance and counsel of the trial lawyer in this case.
I think that's the newest tact that the newest legal team is going to take.

**Tom Bevin** (3:41)
Those texts Garagos is referencing part of evidence that was not introduced during the trial.
The texts were revealed during hearings last week held on Anthony's motion for a new trial. According to CBS News Texas, prosecutors saying Anthony repeatedly threatened to murder his girlfriend in text messages, one of them saying, how many bullets you want coming out of your chest? And in another, when I stab somebody, I'm going to lick their blood off the blade. This is not the end of the road for Anthony. Attorney Mark Reichel describing what's next on NewsNation.

**Mark Geragos** (4:10)
Does this officially end the case, Mark, or is there more to learn?

**Mark Reichel** (4:14)
No. So when somebody is sentenced to a sentence like that, which was 35 years, almost a life sentence, there'll be plenty of time to re-litigate this exact matter. Right away, they brought it up and said, you know, new lawyers said, hey, there was this gentleman's agreement, much to our client's detriment, shouldn't happen, you know, as bad practice on their part. So they wanted to get in there right away and get a new trial. Look, it's been denied. He's going to go up on appeal, but while that's pending, they can continue to gather evidence, do some research, investigate, get more evidence about this gentleman's agreement, kind of look at the record to determine how it really prejudiced him. Refile a motion. You can file a new trial motion on new evidence just about any time. So this is not the end of this case, not at all.