1. Your assertion is not supported by a citation. A citation of the actual video might not be possible but certainly a citation of an article about the assertion might be possible.
2. Your assertion evidently goes to "context" which might or might not bear out your version or might justify Megan Kelly's alleged refusal to "own" the alleged error.
3. Donald Trump had the opportunity and failed to deny the words or the context during the debate.
4. It remains undisputed that Trump admitted calling women, "fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals."
So far, despite repeated attacks against Megan Kelly, we have nothing but evidence of first-class journalism and appropriate interrogation by a debate moderator.
I appreciate your points, but to me this goes beyond Trump, and is highly pertinent in a more general sense. The media has for a long time been in the position to make or break candidates, and define elections and American politics. That’s a lot of power, especially when it’s accompanied by an agenda or specific ideological leanings. Candidates have a right, and indeed a responsibility to fight back and hold the media to high standards.
If the same types of questions were being asked of everyone, it would be more understandable, but they are not.
When have any debate moderators ever asked Hillary about anti-Semitic comments ascribed to her, her alleged abusive treatment of her Secret Service detail and others, her role in the firings in the White House travel office in order to bring in her own people from Arkansas, and her alleged comments to women involved with Bill, etc. etc. All of these are indicative of very abusive behavior, far beyond anything Trump has been accused of, but they are not the subject of debate moderator inquiries. In fact, moderators are reluctant to even ask her about highly relevant current issues, including Benghazi and her use of personal email for classified information.
My point is just that no candidate has the obligation to submit to media bias, and to willingly participate in a process that is designed to target them personally.
Regarding first class journalism, in the context of the issue of Trump’s treatment of women a journalist should be asking questions about how many women he’s employed over the years, the upward mobility of women in his organization, whether they are paid equally well, etc. A first class journalist would ask those questions already knowing the answers.
Most importantly, first class journalism is blind to personal bias. Using that criterion, too few reach that level.