How Megyn Kelly's Silence Signaled the Worst for Roger Ailes

Roger Ailes, the powerful Fox News chief, first realized his career at the helm of the network he built was in jeopardy when evening anchor Megyn Kelly refused repeated overtures to issue a public statement of support, according to a source familiar with the internal discussions. Greta Van Susteren, Bill O’Reilly and Maria Bartiromo had already defended Ailes. At the center of this year’s presidential campaign, Kelly was being asked, cajoled and even pressured outright to pledge her support for Ailes in the first days after sex-harassment claims were lodged, two sources said.