While discussing what she would like audiences to take away from her upcoming drama series “Good American Family,” Ellen Pompeo questioned what she feels is a double standard that benefits older white men — in that they are allowed to be felons in Trump’s America.

Pompeo appeared on Monday morning’s episode of “The View” and was asked by host Sunny Hostin what she hoped viewers would take away from her new Hulu limited series. The show is based on the real-life story of the adoption of Natalia Grace, a young girl with a rare form of dwarfism. It highlights the alleged abuse she endured while living with her adoptive parents and the media frenzy that ensued upon those revelations.

“Well, I hope they take away that we should rush to judgement a little less,” the “Grey’s Anatomy” actress said. “And I hope they look at themselves and ask themselves,...