Megyn Kelly urges Trump to sue Hillary Clinton over 'patently untrue' Jan 6 criticism

WASHINGTON, DC: Conservative firebrand Megyn Kelly urged President Donald Trump on Tuesday, January 6, to launch a lawsuit against former first lady Hillary Clinton over an online post where she condemned the POTUS for his role in the January 6 Capitol attack.

In a post on X, Clinton wrote on the fifth anniversary of the Capitol attack, "Five years ago today, Donald Trump urged his supporters to attack Congress and the Capitol over a proven lie. More than 140 police officers were injured. Trump then pardoned the attackers. He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won’t ever forget it."

Megyn Kelly says Hillary Clinton's statement is 'patently untrue'

Following Hillary Clinton's post on X, The 'Trump War Room' X account, which is officially affiliated with the Trump campaign, attacked the former FLOTUS for disabling the reply option to her X post, and called her a "coward" while demanding that she "turn on replies".

Meanwhile, Megyn Kelly joined in on the attack on Clinton and offered her own take on her remarks. Kelly suggested that they rose to the level of defamation.

"Trump should sue her for this. It’s patently untrue (urged his supporters to attack Congress??). The BBC is currently getting sued by Trump for basically the same lie," Kelly wrote on X.

Interestingly, Trump did sue the BBC for defamation over allegations that it had deceptively edited a portion of a documentary about his role in the January 6 Capitol riot. The POTUS demanded $10 billion in damages, whereas the network said it would defend itself in the case.

Trump marks Jan 6 anniversary with 'rigged election' claim

President Trump used his remarks at the House Republican retreat on Tuesday to challenge the legitimacy of the 2020 election, as he chose the fifth anniversary of the Capitol riot to re-ignite claims of systemic voter fraud and institutional corruption.

The POTUS delivered a wide-ranging speech marked by his trademark rhetorical "weave", and moved fluidly between grievances about election security, suspicions about former President Joe Biden’s decision-making, and broader attacks on Democratic-run states.

As the date carried heavy symbolism on Capitol Hill, the President focused on what he described as a broken electoral system, declaring that American elections remain "crooked as hell". 

Trump told the GOP lawmakers, "You can always tell an autopen. One thing, it has two little tiny dots. Do you know what that’s from? Two pins."

The POTUS further insisted that the former President was never legitimately authorized to use the device and claimed that "95 percent" of Biden’s official documents were signed mechanically rather than personally.

Moreover, he mocked the idea of a distant staffer operating the machine, and alleged that the individual "barely knew" Biden and had only spoken with him "twice about the weather."