Sean Hannity was Michael Cohen’s mystery client

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

https://www.vox.com/2018/4/16/17244100/sean-hannity-michael-cohen-mystery-client

A federal judge forced President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen to reveal the identity of a secret client. It’s Fox News host and Trump ally Sean Hannity.

Cohen was trying to protect Hannity’s name as part of a lawsuit he filed to prevent the FBI from searching through the documents agents took on April 9 during a raid on Cohen’s office and hotel room.

On Friday federal judge Kimba Wood, who is presiding over Cohen’s lawsuit, told Cohen’s lawyers that she wanted a list of Cohen’s clients to make a decision on whether to stop the FBI from reviewing the seized materials.

In a Monday morning court filing, Cohen’s lawyers revealed two of the three clients that Cohen had between 2017 and 2018 but refused to name the third.

On Monday afternoon, during a hearing, Wood rejected the plea from Cohen’s team and demanded to be told who the third client was.

“I understand that he doesn’t want his name out there, but that’s not enough under the law,” Wood said.

After a back and forth in which Cohen’s lawyers offered to tell the judge confidentially, they gave in and announced the unnamed client was Hannity.

Hannity confirmed the news after Cohen’s team announced his name.

“I have sought legal advice from Michael,” he said in a statement.

The news broke while Hannity was broadcasting his live radio program on Monday afternoon. Hannity referenced the Cohen hearing, but didn’t directly address it.

“I think it’s pretty funny,” he said. “I’ll decide if I’m going to put out a statement here.”

The other two clients to whom Cohen provided legal advice since Trump took office are Trump and Elliott Broidy, according to Monday morning’s court filing.

Wood had yet to rule on whether the FBI would be allowed to go through the documents when she demanded Hannity’s name.

[charmander 692]

If this is true, Cohen just lied to a Federal judge. If Cohen telling the truth, then Hannity clearly had a conflict of interest covering the Cohen raid in his show, which he never disclosed. Either way this is getting better and better every day.

[yuna628 9,676]

3 minutes ago, charmander said:

If this is true, Cohen just lied to a Federal judge. If Cohen telling the truth, then Hannity clearly had a conflict of interest covering the Cohen raid in his show, which he never disclosed. Either way this is getting better and better every day.

 

And just think, it's only Monday!

[JimandChristy 1,689]

Hahahahaha! Priceless!!

This train wreck of a presidency is now on fire!

[JimandChristy 1,689]

Shep Smith with a wry smirk

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Brian Klaas@brianklaas
Just imagine how Sean Hannity would respond if it were true that Obama’s personal lawyer, the target of a criminal investigation, was also secretly the lawyer for Rachel Maddow—and she had been using her show to defend the lawyer without disclosing that relationship. Just imagine.

 

Hannity would be screaming for Impeachment.

Hannity is vile just like his boss.

Edited April 16, 2018 by JimandChristy

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

Here are all the occasions Hannity has mentioned Cohen on Twitter without disclosing that Cohen was serving as his attorney:

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4.10.18

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3.15.17

1.11.17

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8.19.16

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5.18.16

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1.4.16

8.24.15

8.10.15 - GREAT PIC!!

1.23.15

[jg121783 3,915]

Hot on the trail of those Russian agents now aren't we?

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

 

[charmander 692]

4 minutes ago, Amica Nostra said:

 

 

[JimandChristy 1,689]

Seth Abramson
‏Verified account @SethAbramson

Seth Abramson Retweeted Sean Hannity

In one fell swoop, Hannity:
1 Says Cohen lied to a federal court about being his lawyer
2 Says any docs about him the feds seized aren't privileged
3 Makes himself a witness for Mueller
4 Revealed an undisclosed on-air conflict of interest
5 Contradicts what he said on the radio

 

This just gets better and better.