🔥 “Megyn Kelly Sparks Firestorm: ‘Does Epstein Even Count as a Pedophile?’ — Her Explanation Leaves America Reeling”.H1

Megyn Kelly ignited controversy this week after questioning how convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein should be categorized, suggesting on her SiriusXM radio show that he may not fit the strict definition of a pedophile because he “liked the very young teen type.”

On the Nov. 12 episode of The Megyn Kelly Show, Kelly and guest Batya Ungar-Sargon discussed newly released emails from Epstein’s correspondence, including messages in which he referenced President Donald Trump. While acknowledging Epstein’s abuse of minors, Kelly attempted to differentiate between types of offenders.

“[Epstein] did like them young … there were several young women … who were minors, who were underage,” Kelly said. “There’s just no question about that.” But she added, “To my knowledge, he only liked girls in their teens. There’s a difference between a 15-year-old and a 5-year-old, you know?”

Kelly went on to assert that she had long been told by someone “very, very close” to the case that Epstein “was not a pedophile,” instead being drawn to “the barely legal type.” She emphasized she was not excusing his conduct, calling the details “disgusting,” but claimed Epstein preferred teens who “could pass for even younger than they were.”

Her position shifted only after former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi alleged that investigators found “tens of thousands” of videos of child sexual abuse material on Epstein’s computer—a claim Kelly said made her consider, for the first time, that Epstein “was an actual pedophile.” Still, she expressed doubt about Bondi’s reliability and noted that no victims under 10—or even under 14—had come forward publicly.

Epstein Emails Reignite Political Tensions

Kelly’s comments came as Congress released two sets of Epstein-related documents:

• Democrats revealed a series of emails, several of which mentioned Trump.

• Republicans followed with roughly 20,000 pages from Epstein’s estate.

In one 2011 email to Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein referenced a victim spending hours with Trump, adding that Trump “has never once been mentioned.” And in a 2019 email to biographer Michael Wolff, Epstein said the same victim was at “Mar-a-Lago,” claiming Trump “knew about the girls” and had previously asked Epstein to step back.

The White House pushed back forcefully. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt accused Democrats of “selectively leaking” emails to smear the president, adding that the unnamed victim referenced was Virginia Giuffre, who, she said, repeatedly stated Trump was not involved in wrongdoing.

Leavitt further insisted Trump had removed Epstein from Mar-a-Lago decades earlier “for being a creep,” calling the revived allegations a political distraction from the government’s reopening after a historic shutdown.

Background on Epstein

Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in August 2019 while awaiting trial on federal charges related to sex trafficking of minors. Prior to his death, he pleaded not guilty to one count of sex trafficking of minors and one count of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking.

The newly released files continue to fuel debate over Epstein’s crimes, his high-profile connections, and how the public—and political world—should interpret his long shadow.