A request for Donald Trump to pardon Lindsay Clancy has left Megyn Kelly questioning the legal strategy behind it. Kelly argued that Clancy’s attorney appeared to seek presidential intervention even though the case involves a state charge, putting the request under immediate scrutiny.
Megyn Kelly’s reaction to the Lindsay Clancy clemency request explained
The dispute followed a major turn in Clancy’s case. A judge declared a mistrial Friday, Sept. 4, after proceedings centered on the Massachusetts woman accused in the deaths of her three children. The mistrial did not resolve the case, leaving the legal fight open and prompting her defense team to consider its next move.
Attorney Kevin Reddington then took his appeal directly to Trump during a Tuesday appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America with George Stephanopoulos. Rather than limit his remarks to the courtroom, Reddington asked the president to consider clemency for Clancy, emphasizing her youth, personal circumstances, and what she had endured. “Mr. President,” Reddington said, “I would hope that you would consider this young lady” and weigh a pardon (via OK Magazine).
That plea immediately caught Kelly’s attention. During Tuesday’s edition of The Megyn Kelly Show, she challenged the basic premise of asking Trump to intervene in a state case. Kelly questioned why Reddington would pursue a presidential pardon when, in her view, “the president cannot pardon her.”
Kelly also questioned why Stephanopoulos let the conversation close without demanding a clearer explanation from Reddington. In her view, the audience should not have been left to decode what the attorney was asking for.
Her team had since reached out to Reddington’s office seeking clarification, but Kelly said no response had arrived yet. “What do you mean you want President Trump to pardon her?” she asked, describing the request as “bizarre.”
The prosecution of Lindsay Clancy remains unresolved after a judge declared a mistrial Sept. 4. Clancy faces charges stemming from the deaths of her three young children at their Massachusetts home, while her defense has maintained that her mental state was a crucial factor in what happened. With the trial ending without a final verdict, the case now moves toward the next stage of the legal process.
