Megyn Kelly Accuses Sunny Hostin of Being ‘Immersed in Privilege’ After Defending Son to Police

Megyn Kelly isn’t buying Sunny Hostin‘s explanation for trying to help her son during his recent encounter with police, and she accused The View cohost of preaching that “no one is above the law” while using her celebrity status and legal credentials to get him out of trouble.

Kelly, 55, criticized Hostin, 57, during the Monday, July 20, episode of The Megyn Kelly Show after body camera footage surfaced showing the ABC personality speaking with officers who had detained her 24-year-old son, Gabriel, for allegedly trespassing on railroad tracks near their Westchester County home.

“I do not begrudge her one second trying to help her son out in a tense and potentially scary moment,” Kelly said. “I do begrudge her her dripping sanctimony and hypocrisy.”

Hostin has previously spoken about white privilege on The View, but Kelly accused her of using her status as a former federal prosecutor, television host and mother of a Harvard graduate in an attempt to persuade officers to go easy on Gabriel.

“So if there’s any privilege, it’s the one that she is immersed in, day after day after day,” Kelly continued. “But she won’t acknowledge any of that. No, it’s all about white privilege, which she talks about all the time on that show, and [how] I guess Trump is evil, and his voters are white supremacists.”

The former Fox News reporter also took issue with Hostin initially telling Gabriel to let the officers know she was a federal prosecutor before quickly correcting herself to “former” once she realized an officer could hear the conversation.

“You shouldn’t be advising your child to lie to the police,” Kelly chastised. “You’re already off on the wrong foot.”

While Kelly stressed that she would have defended Hostin for simply advocating for her son, it was the references to him being a “Harvard graduate and Yale researcher” and Hostin’s television career and her previous job as a federal prosecutor that completely changed the situation.

“It’s disgusting,” the conservative commentator added. “No one is above the law. Oh, is that true or isn’t it?”

As the National Enquirer previously reported, Gabriel was cited for trespassing after authorities alleged he entered the right-of-way active railroad tracks in New York while he was training for an upcoming race.

According to a report from TMZ, Hostin, who is representing her son in the case, has maintained that he made an honest mistake after believing the area was open to the public. She has asked prosecutors to dismiss the violation before his scheduled court appearance on July 31.