India, April 12 -- Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly has said she was left "dumbfounded" by the public statement from the First Lady, Melania Trump, addressing her alleged links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

On Thursday's episode of The Megyn Kelly Show, Kelly questioned why Melania chose to speak out now, asking, "Why did she do this?" She further analyzed the timing and implications of the statement on her show.

The reaction comes after Melania issued a rare and strongly worded statement rejecting claims of any relationship with Epstein or his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

Kelly said she was "dumbfounded" by the decision to revive discussion around Epstein, noting that the issue had not been dominating headlines recent...