BREAKING: Michael Cohen's third client named as SEAN HANNITY

Hahahaha, oh happy days ahead crew !!!

What does this mean... What could it unfold into???

You can't make this up people. Wow.

lol

Jimmy Kimmel, your move.

I’m making the popcorn now!!

Yes! Yes! Harder! Faster!

I’m making the popcorn now!

[quote]What does this mean... What could it unfold into???

Trump is gonna be removed from the White House in handcuffs after which Hillary will take over as President.

Hahahaha

[quote]What does this mean

The "lawyering" Michael Cohen did was covering up sex scandals for Donald Trump and Elliot Broidy.

It means he was covering up sex scandals for Sean Hannity as well.

considering what we know Cohen has done for Trump and Broidy, one can only imagine what kind of shit Hannity has done. I hope this leads to the end of his fucking show on Fox. Blow his fucking cover

evil bastard

R12, who's Broidy? What has Cohen done for him?

ALL these bitches about to get snatched BALD!!!

Fox won't cover this lol

or Hannity will have a meltdown on-air and claim the government is overreaching and attacking private citizens!

R13 the now former (he resigned the other day) deputy RNC finance chairman for whom Cohen facilitated a hush money payoff to a playboy playmate he impregnated. He paid for the abortion. He is an old man married too

Elliot Broidy was the RNC finance chair r12, he resigned after it was discovered Michael Cohen was playing off playboy bunnies that he knocked up and forced to get an abortion.

I came a little.

ooooh on MSNBC the reporter just said that Hannity has used Cohen's services in the last 2 years!!! That means a FRESH scandal

omfg I'm so deliriously happy. Now I can't watch any of my other shows today though. I'm going to be glued to the news. This is going to get GOOD

I don’t usually post gifs, but this requires a celebratory bucket of popcorn.

I hate Sean Hannity with the heat of a thousand suns, but how is his use of this attorney's services proof that we has a scandal unfolding?

So something should be leaked soon? I want details...

Are we thinking there's going to be #metoo stuff? Sexual harassment, abortions and hush money?

shady gif time. yes baby!

......

Without patience- there is no life.

I hope there's gay shit.

R27, is that a famous quote? I like it...

[quote]I hate Sean Hannity with the heat of a thousand suns, but how is his use of this attorney's services proof that we has a scandal unfolding?

Because the "attorney" in questions covers up indiscretions. That’s literally all he’s known to do. It suggests that, at the very least, Hannity is wrapped up in Trump's shady businesses. This would taint his cheerleading. It also strongly suggests that Hannity paid off a mistress or two.

R22 Cohen's only 2 other clients are Trump and Broidy, both of whom used him to pay off people. Clearly Hannity wanted to pay someone off too, probably a woman related to sex

Maybe there's Russian money...

[quote]I hope there's gay shit.

That's the only way this could get better. TEA OF THE CENTURY BITCH

R22, we definitely “has a scandal unfolding”. Not one person who needs a real lawyer in DC would dial Cohen’s phone number.

We has a scandal. Unfolding!

I am ROCK HARD

Hoping more of Fox News people are wrapped up in this so they can possibly go down too

[quote]but how is his use of this attorney's services proof that we has a scandal unfolding?

Michael Cohen is not a real attorney. Have you been paying attention to the news at all? He is a mafia style fixer who hides become a laughable law degree from a joke law school.

All he actually does is do shady backroom deals.

[quote]I hate Sean Hannity with the heat of a thousand suns, but how is his use of this attorney's services proof that we has a scandal unfolding?

^Russian troll alert!

hides behind*

That is just too fucking rich. I hope Hannity gets buried under tons of corruption charges.

The press is going to cover this HARD. Sift through everything, heroes.

But there's also the question of how Sean Hannity has covered the Cohen raid, and Cohen, no doubt leaking "deep state" nonsense, etc...no doubt never disclosing his "friendship" or client relationship with the fixer.

So there's a journalism issue as well.

R41, in a normal world there's a journalism issue, but at Fox they don't give a shit about journalism.

Let's not forget Cohen, Broidy and Wynn has positions in the RNC. This isn't just a Trump scandal. This is the NRA and the GOP. Funny Mr. Ryan isn't sticking around and Republicans in the House are retiring at a record pace.

R41, is that a conflict of interest on Hannity’s side? Nooooo!

That’s a pretty big conflict of interest for Sean, lol lol lol.

Yeah it is absurd Sean Hannity covered all the Cohen news without once mentioning that he hired Cohen as his own personal "lawyer".

Any reputable journalists would of course disclose that.

They are trying to say Sean hired Cohen to help him fight off boycotts.

CNN is saying no third party involved in the "work" Cohen did for Hannity

Gabe Sherman on msnbc (paraphrasing): Hannity reportedly hired Cohen and investigators because he was "facing boycotts from leftist groups" after Bill O'Reilly was out from FauxNews.

R47 if he went after people with private investigators there could be an issue. We know Hannity is vindictive

Sean Hannity Hired Michael Cohen and Others to Handle Left-wing Groups Calling for Boycotts and Trying to Get Him off the Air

Per Vanity Fair. No big scandal.

I really hope there's an abortion involved

I got hard when I heard this.

It’s possible Hannity told Trump “you can use my name as a third client if it helps Cohen’s case.” Remember, prosecutors say that Trump is Cohen’s only client.

Is Hannity’s wife buying his “explanation”?

R51, didn’t you just post that on another thread?

NO BIG SCANDAL, PEOPLE! NOTHING TO SEE HERE. Ok, sure!

“Fight off left wing groups calling for a boycott”? How does that need a lawyer?

Exactly, r56. You don't hire a scumbag fixer to help with boycotts.

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[quote]Whites Still Support Trump

[quote]Trump’s approval rating is back near first-100-day levels

Sean of the Fed.

Did Hannity offer disclaimers about being Cohen's client during his recent rants about Michael Cohen?

No r60. Of course he didn't. That requires having a journalistic code.

Hannity needs to stop discussing Trump or Cohen. There’s a court case going on.

question is will Fox cover this...he's their biggest star and ratings winner since O'Reilly was fired

"Left wing groups calling for a boycott" is clearly code for I am as dirty as Trump, Wynn and Broidy, and O'Reilly when it comes to women and Cohen is the best "fixer" for paying off and intimidating our mistresses, whores and forcing abortions.

Yeah, regardless of why he used Cohen, if he wants to continue pretending to be a journalist, he's going to have to address his failure to disclose the potential conflict of interest on air. I love it.

in a few hours from now there could be more news about this. Who's to say Hannity only used Cohen once? Who's to say Cohen didn't use intimidation tactics on behalf of Hannity?

MSNBC pointing out that this now going to be an issue for Faux News, as if they had any scruples or standards.

Hannity is going to claim he isn't a journalist. He's an asshole.

How can he discuss an ongoing court case when it includes his lawyer?

Cohen ONLY exists to do dirty work. Anyone who tries to tell you otherwise is full of shit.

There were calls for a boycott, in part, because of the false, sleazy story Sean H was peddling about that poor young DNC staffer who got murdered. The scum host 's eventual "apology" was forced, and hardly sincere.

Ali Velshi joking on msnbc that he's gonna be run out of twitter for referring to Hannity as a "journalist".

Wonder if Hannity will announce tonight that he's going on a long planned vacation.

This is actually interesting, MSNBC said there was private investigators hired to track those people that were pushing for a boycott on Sean Hannity. MSNBC said these might resemble what Harvey Weinstein did in order to silence and intimidate people from coming forward.

These is more to this story, I bet he order dirt on Jimmy Kimmel.

Hannity is an "entertainer" but I don't think his advertisers are going to be entertained by this development.

You know this only the beginning.

Present for this shit!!! BURY THAT BITCH!

Twitter — 102,000 tweets about Hannity within MINUTES

That poor lonesome guy with his "Hannity explained it, it's no big deal" posts all over DL makes me sad.

Should we make him some cocoa? Lend him a jacket?

Sean said they are making a big deal about nothing... He thinks it is *funny* (but did not sound amused). He didn't add anything else LOL.

"I hope there's gay shit. "

I hope there's not.

Fox has to get rid of him. This is a scandal that will go down in history, like Watergate. They will 100% be investigated for their ties to Russia if they don’t fire Hannity now.

Does Murdoch want that?

Bow down to Judge Wood who insisted the name of Cohen's third client be announced in court SEAN HANNITY!

Here in fly-over country, an attorney is prohibited from disclosing a client's name unless the client waives confidentiality.

Hannity must have granted permission that , if asked, Cohen could disclose.

[quote]He thinks it is *funny* (but did not sound amused). He didn't add anything else

He never disclosed to the viewers that he was Cohen's client while he was defending Cohen after the raid. This matters.

R81 - Hannity = $$$$ at a BS "news" station. Unfortunately, he is not going anywhere.

I would be shocked if Fox News would send Hannity to the glue factory. Fox News has no credibility so why should they do the right thing when POTUS or the GOP refuse to do the right thing? Remember the announcement that the GOP is not giving back the donation of some sleaze even though they were up in arms of the Democratic Party accepting donations from Harvey Weinstein?

What r84 said. Hannity is whistling past the graveyard. MSNBC just aired his radio response.

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Sean Hannity being a client of Michael Cohen’s while also doing a bunch of segments on the raid, etc. without disclosing he’s been a client of Cohen’s is honestly not even cracking the top-3 most professionally/journalistically problematic things Hannity has been doing since 2016

Hannity caught on camera just moments ago

The fact he was his client is not privileged. You don't understand the privilege. The privilege covers certain conversations they discussed, including emails, faxes, etc.

Hannity's response proves to me the official story (help with boycott) is a lie. What is the real reason? Sex scandal?

And the media will have a field day speculating what Cohen did for Hannity.

If Kimba Wood is the same Kimba Wood Bill Clinton nominated to be Attorney General in his Admin, I await Trump pulling a Curiel on her.

How can any reputable lawyer survive serving only three clients?

answer: you can't

The New York City law firm Squire Patton Boggs provided an office to Michael Cohen, how dirty is this law firm?

[quote] Cohen, who was given an office on the firm’s 23rd floor at Rockefeller Center as part of a “strategic alliance” with his practice, kept a lock on his door. He didn’t appear to work on client matters with firm attorneys in New York, and whatever benefit he provided to the firm wasn’t apparent to his office colleagues.

Not to mention laugh at Hannity for asking for "legal" advice from someone who went to the worst lawyer school in the US.

[quote]I would be shocked if Fox News would send Hannity to the glue factory. Fox News has no credibility so why should they do the right thing when POTUS or the GOP refuse to do the right thing?

Exactly. I just can't imagine Faux News actually taking action over Hannity failing to disclose his MASSIVE conflict of interest.

I feel we are past the point where that sort of integrity matters on the right.

R96, Hannity don’t go to any school. I’m not surprised that he’s mighty impressed by lowlife Cohen.

I love Monday’s!

[quote]If Kimba Wood is the same Kimba Wood Bill Clinton nominated to be Attorney General in his Admin, I await Trump pulling a Curiel on her.

Yes, according to Wiki.

This makes sense. Sarah is a smart woman:

I don't think it necessarily involved a pay-off to a third party. More likely Cohen was a go-between for Trump and his Russian backers and their propagandists at FOX. My guess is that the relationship more about incentives than pay-offs. But just a guess.

Please let Hannity have ties to Russia and dirty money.

What can Fox do if advertisers pull out? Fox was already sucking up low revenues from Ingraham in order to put on a brave face.

Now, Sean is saying he was never a Cohen client (no fees, invoice)

NO COLLUSION!!!

Fox News has defended Hannity through his previous scandals by saying his show was opinion, not journalism, therefore no conflict of interest needed to be mentioned.

Michael Cohen worked for Donald Trump containing a multitude of bimbo explosions.

Michael Cohen worked for Elliott Broidy containing a multitude of bimbo explosions.

Michael Cohen worked for Sean Hannnity, well you guess what he did for Sean Hannity.

Geraldo's going to be in this mix somwhere. He's already stated he knows Cohen and "he's a good guy." And GR frequently visits Mar a Lago while Trump's there.

Nicolle's face a ray of sunshine LoL!

[quote]I just can't imagine Faux News actually taking action over Hannity failing to disclose his MASSIVE conflict of interest.

But Seany's advertisers may have some thoughts and feelings on the matter.

Thanks, r100.

[quote]Now, Sean is saying he was never a Cohen client (no fees, invoice)

He's trying to weasel out of at minimum a massive ethical conflict. He said he sought legal advice from Cohen.

Just turned on Hannity. He said, "I have never paid a retainer to Michael, I have never gotten an invoice from Michael, I have never paid fees to Michael, I've just occasionally asked him a question when I needed a different legal perspective." But of course, "It was always covered by attorney-client privilege."

[quote] I've just occasionally asked him a question when I needed a different legal perspective.

Yeah, emphasis on the "different". No one is going to Michael Cohen to ask actual legal advice.

Different=illicit

[quote] But of course, "It was always covered by attorney-client privilege."

If no money changed hands what made it an attorney client relationship?

If he never paid legal fees or a retainer to Michael Cohen then their conversation is not protected by attorney-client privilege correct?

R113 because lawyers enjoy handing out FREE legal opinions all the time.

Wish i could talk to my attorney and not have to pay him.

No invoices because you pay people like Cohen in cash. Preferably in brown envelopes.

At least Jimmy Kimmel now knows who threw that brick through his window

Lawyers work for free now? How can Cohen (be forced to) say Hannity's a client and Hannity say anything they discussed is covered by attorney-client privilege if he never paid him?

[quote]If he never paid legal fees or a retainer to Michael Cohen then their conversation is not protected by attorney-client privilege correct?

According to Danny Cevallos on msnbc, not always. If no third party was present, if Hannity asked for legal advice or services, it may be considered atty-client privilege.

Michael Cohen- gives out free legal advice to wealthy celebrities and pays off whores by mortgaging his house without telling his client.

If ever "sure, Jan" was appropriate.

Cohen works for free and also pays $130K out of pocket to porn stars, just for his pals.

Hannity is such a fool, the minute Cohen's office was raided he should have told people that he was a client of Cohen's any idiot could have figured out that would become public knowledge. Apparently Hannity is more stupid than an idiot.

Hannity was hoping to hide in the taint review. Sorry!

Hannity has been ranting about the Cohen raid all week - without revealing he had dealings with Cohen in the past. I guess that’s Faux news ethics for you.

Think of the IRS implications for Michael Cohen, money is passing between people but no one seems to be paying Michael Cohen, you just know the District Attorney of Southern New York is looking at his taxes.

[quote] Cohen works for free and also pays $130K out of pocket to porn stars, just for his pals.

He sure got the most out of his lawyer degree from that prestigious school. LOL

Remember when that woman made a parody Sean Hannity account on Twitter, tweeted Julian Assange, he thought it was actually Hannity and told him he had dirt on Senator Warner that he would pass to Sean through their "other channels"?

Hannity may very well have an NDA or something, but it's probably way more than that. They've been feeding Sean disinformation coming straight from Assange, which comes straight from Russia and Sean dutifully spits it out on the air. He also frequently meets with Trump in person.

Hannity is a traitor up to his neck in the Russian shit with the rest of them.

If the taint team comes across anything fishy in Cohen's files re Hannity, do they have to turn a blind eye to it?

What irritates me is that if Trump hadn't become president, Michael Cohen would still be waltzing around New York living his best life, corrupt to the bone.

Why do we not prosecute white-collar crime in this country?

[quote]What irritates me is that if Trump hadn't become president, Michael Cohen would still be waltzing around New York living his best life, corrupt to the bone.

I know, R133; it's mind-boggling. I wonder how many Michael Cohens are out there.

[quote]Before Mr. Hannity’s name was revealed in the courtroom, Mr. Ryan had argued that the mysterious third client would be “embarrassed” to be identified as a client of Mr. Cohen’s.Robert D. Balin, a lawyer for various media outlets, including The New York Times, CNN and others, interrupted the proceedings to argue that embarrassment was not a sufficient legal argument to keep a client’s name secret, and Judge Wood agreed.

Hmmm. Hannity says he just asked for an opinion when he needed a different perspective. So, seems to me is hannity asking for legal advice or just a lawyer's comments. When lawyers are interviewed about an opinion on a legal topic, that does not invoke privilege. So, to be privileged communication, Hannity had to be seeking personal legal advice about something.

[quote] If the taint team comes across anything fishy in Cohen's files re Hannity, do they have to turn a blind eye to it?

They might hand it over to a local prosecuter.

[quote]I wonder how many Michael Cohens are out there.

Countless. Every city has corrupt fucks hiding behind a law degree.

Sean Hannity replies to Gabe Sherman's characterization that Hannity engaged Cohen for help in battling left-wing groups: "One thousand percent a lie."

r136, can a conversation still be privileged if there is no payment made?

[quote]Hmmm. Hannity says he just asked for an opinion when he needed a different perspective.

Funny that Cohen would list Hannity as a client if this was the extent of their legal relationship.

Dear lord in heaven!

Sean Hannity is essentially saying Michael Cohen lied in court.

They can't both be right, they are telling two different stories.

It's hilarious that they couldn't even have a talk, prepare and come up with some tale they both spin to the press.

Both Michael Cohen and Sean Hannity are liars, but Michael Cohen testified in court in front of a judge that Sean Hannity was one of his clients, Sean Hannity on his radio show where he probably lies every couple of minutes says he just got some free legal advise.

Sorry but I am sure people are asking lawyers legal questions all the time, that doesn't make them a client, I will believe the person testifying in court under penalty of perjury.

R132

Depends on what they find, I imagine

“I’m a journalist.” Exact quote by Hannity. Hard for Hannity to say that journalist conflict of interest concerns don’t apply after that.

[quote]“I’m a journalist.” Exact quote by Hannity.

Who flunked out of two colleges...

Hannity is a journalist like Cohen is a lawyer like Trump is an elected public servant

Newsflash everyone: Cohen is not the first lawyer that Trump and Hannity have shared. He's actually the second! Last year, Hannity ALSO hired Jay Sekulow who is on Trump's Russia legal team.

Fair and balanced, we report, you decide, and if our biggest so-called talents don't feel like disclosing conflicts of interest burning hotter than the sun, well...So be it.

[quote]What irritates me is that if Trump hadn't become president, Michael Cohen would still be waltzing around New York living his best life, corrupt to the bone.

This drives me nuts, too. When it comes to Manafort, apparently law enforcement knew he was crooked but declined to go after him because he'd only made tens of millions from his illegal activities. Meanwhile, two black guys get arrested for not buying coffee in Starbucks.

Welcome to the legal system r152.

Poor people who can't afford legal protection are vulnerable targets who routinely get screwed over r152. The wealthy are protected and are harder to go after because they can afford strong legal representation.

Money has always, always been a HUGE factor in how the justice system operates.

Simon Maloy @SimonMaloy

pause for a moment to reflect upon what one Sean Hannity might do with news that an MSNBC personality had hidden a relationship with a Clinton attorney under criminal investigation

[quote]Concerned Taint Team Mom

That one worked out really well!

Sean Hannity - he is not my lawyer, "in the traditional sense" I have never paid him, he has never billed me bla, bla bla.

OK, then why are you tying to claim Attorney Client Privilege if you are not his client?

Mueller should just raid Fox News and be done with it.

Hannity is the most ethical journalist on our team! We stand behind him 100%

Trump TV... AKA Fox News

I wouldn't be surprised if Hannity and Cohen sue each other as part of some distraction scheme.

I wonder how many affairs, abortions, and sexual assaults Hannity has done if he needs Cohen. And how much money he paid for the women to shut up.

The media

[quote]In response to some wild speculation, let me make clear that I did not ask Michael Cohen to bring this proceeding on my behalf, I have no personal interest in this proceeding, and, in fact, asked that my de minimis discussions with Michael Cohen,which dealt almost exclusively about real estate, not be made a part of this proceeding.

Gosh guys, it was about real estate!1 and Sean Hannity just wants to be left alone okay!!!!

Avennatti Takes Questions Now!

Yeah, sure Sean, by real estate does that include the property you gave Micheal Cohen as a non payment you talk about?

Avenatti slams Hannity

Jeez, Avenatti standing up there in front of the court house, I fear for his life.

"I have been concerned with my safety as well as my client's since the beginning."

I sure hope Judge Kemba Wood doesn't slap a gag on comments by all lawyers in this case, the public deserves to know what is going on.

Stormy Daniels was just live on CNN outside of the court house in NYC.

Only during the TRUMP era.

LOL.

Judge denies Cohen's motion for a temporary restraining order.

I need Michael Avenatti to be my SPECIAL MASTER!

If no money is exchanging hands for this legal advise, does that mean payment is in the form of sexual favors?

Marry me Avenatti!

Hannity tweeted something about Clinton and money laundering.

I think we know one crime that Hannity has committed and is trying to cover up.

WHY do they keep projecting like this?

Surely at SOME point they have to realize they need to keep their mouth shut.

All of these assholes are crooks. And there all connected to the president of the United states.

America has sunk so low.

SAD!

Michael Cohen: "Sean Hannity is a client of mine"

Sean Hannity "We talked one time about real estate guys!"

Someone ain't telling the truth....

I'm sure neither is telling the truth.

TAINT TEAM! TAINT TEAM!

Michael Avenatti is special master at the head of my taint team.

What if Hannity really did nothing wrong? What if that just had a couple brief conversations about Seth Rich or boycotting? I'm concerned that Hannity may be innocent! Very concerned. This can't be.

Legal minds on DL, please answer a "privilege" question.

I always heard that if a lawyer and client are speaking, but there is a third party present not covered by the privelege, the privilege is breached and conversations are subject to questioning.

Hypothetically, if BLOTUS, Seanny and Michael Corleone were meeting at dinner, is there no privelege unless magically Corleone represents both of the others?

R181, thank you for providing a voice to no one anywhere.

He didn't want that known and now it's known - if that's enough to get his blood pressure to skyrocket, that's nice enough for me.

Wouldn't it be glorious if Fox News collapsed altogether?? This has made my day. I am half-tempted to watch this asshole to hear what he has to say for himself; on the other hand, the sight of him makes me puke.

Of course, now he denies that he didn't want it known.

R181 with that comment I nominate you as "The Hannity Concern Troll"

R182 very good point!!! I actually think you might be in to something.

^ugh on to something

Where r186? His tweet directly said he asked that "it be kept out of the proceedings", ie directly admitting he didn't want it to be known.

I guess Hannity didn’t want it known in open court that he wasn’t a client of Cohen. Jail em already!

[quote]Of course, now he denies that he didn't want it known.

Because in his mind, he can lie as much as he breathes but as long as he says a few magic words to a guy in the sky, it's fine.

"On his radio show following the news, Hannity didn’t say why he worked with Cohen. Though he said he may have “handed Cohen ten bucks” to establish attorney-client privilege, Hannity said he never worked with him on “any specific matter.”

Hahahahaaa! Yeah, that's not suspicious AT ALL.

Sean Hannity @seanhannity

In response to some wild speculation, let me make clear that I did not ask Michael Cohen to bring this proceeding on my behalf, I have no personal interest in this proceeding, and, in fact, asked that my de minimis discussions with Michael Cohen, which dealt almost exclusively about real estate, not be made a part of this proceeding.

I'm so out of the loop, Hannity still has a radio show? God, does he ever take a break from spreading his toxic, feckless opinions?

[quote]Though he said he may have “handed Cohen ten bucks” to establish attorney-client privilege, Hannity said he never worked with him on “any specific matter.”

[quote]Though he said he may have “handed Cohen ten bucks” to establish attorney-client privilege,

Cheap asshole is worth over $100 mil. Cohen should've charged him more.

All of this made me think of Rush Limbaugh for some reason (ugh I know). He’s been awfully quiet lately.

[quote]What if Hannity really did nothing wrong? What if that just had a couple brief conversations about Seth Rich or boycotting? I'm concerned that Hannity may be innocent! Very concerned. This can't be.

Ha, ha, said the Trump TV Troll. Ok, I will play, if he did nothing wrong then he wouldn't he have hired a REAL lawyer for advice, not a hack who graduated from a 4th rate law school who has never been to court or worked in a real law firm other than his own.

Hannity is a rich, rich man. There are millions of high powered lawyers in NY, so the fact he chose a Trump hack smells of something dirty going on. And so far, ALL the other clients are dirty.

I thought r181 was being ironic.

[quote]Rush Limbaugh for some reason (ugh I know). He’s been awfully quiet lately.

I don't wish ill on anyone, but wouldn't it be lovely if he had a stroke and lost the ability to speak or got whatever Diane Rehm had, but way worse.

[quote]And so far, ALL the other clients are dirty.

And let's make clear. Michael Cohen says he only has three clients. It isn't like Sean Hannity is one of a long list of people he does "legal work" for.

Donald Trump. Elliot Broidy. Sean Hannity.

That is what his team told a judge under oath were his clients.

R195, he started on radio in New York as a Limbaugh ass-kisser, saw how much $$ Rush in radio without a TV gig, and keeps it out of vanity and ego. Rush reciprocated in kind, praising the undereducated goon as like a younger brother in arms (fellow-traveller, I might say).

Is it still 3 hours a day on radio 5 days a week, at least 48 weeks a year, plus weekend "best-of" hours? Or is it down to two hours now, with lots of promotion for his "TV show tonight?" He doesn't need the money, he needs the attention and worship

[quote]Though he said he may have “handed Cohen ten bucks” to establish attorney-client privilege, Hannity said he never worked with him on “any specific matter.”

Ha, ha, and right Sean. You just contradicted yourself in less that 20 minutes. What could a lawyer do with 10 bucks in NYC? A cup of coffee?

R198, I assume he's not quiet, just competing with so made psychos these days (like Alex Jones) that it's hard for him to get traction like he used to. He's lucky he made his money when there wasn't a glut of assholes like him back in the day.

Could this be the reason?

I wish I could pay my lawyer 10 dollars for free advice. In what world does this exist?

And no one else has ever gotten Michael Cohen's free/10 dollar legal advice, he had no one else to name. Just Sean Hannity for some reason.

How exactly does Cohen make a living if he has 3 clients and one of them paid him $10, the second one cost him $130K, and the third one probably paid him in Bazooka Joes.

I want to see Cohen’s tax return.

"Hannity only had a few real estate questions" is the new "Trump tower meeting with the Russians was about adoption issues."

I am concerned about Faux News getting shut down entirely, though. The deplorables will just go apeshit claiming the "deep state" shut down the "one true news station." It sickens me. It would be nice if they at least fired Hannity, though. That leaves who, Laura Ingraham? And she is barely hanging on by a thread.

When your base pay is $385,000 a year, that 10$ sounds lagit to me.

OMG, R206. She's some insane Zionist psycho who used to be programs in the early 2000s

That's the best he could do? God, he must be desperate. Now I'm convinced he's a closet-case and tried to get something close to a trans

ON programs*

Trump probably talked strategy with Cohen who then worked with Hannity on Trump friendly coverage , all under the guise of attorney client privilege and that's why Trump is screaming that about the death of said privilege .

Contracts 101: it's not an enforceable promise or contract without consideration, so "I paid him $10" is okay.

Probably better than "I promise to defend your ass every night on my TV show," which might also suffice but sounds far sketchier.

I hate to write this, but it's probably a big over-hyped nothing. Still, fun while it lasts!

Yeah... right, R216!

Its not an over hype R216, but will it result in him getting fired from Fox? Probably not at all. Deplorables love Hannity and they will defend him like they defend Trump.

But its still worth pointing out his hypocrisy is even more extreme than we already thought.

I don't wish for another's downfall but Hannity is one of the biggest bullies on cable. I remember the time during the 2004 election he was screaming at John Kerry's shipmates who were defending him against the Swiftboaters. He was psychotic the way he was going off on the vets during that interview. I remember one poor vet looking at him as if he were nuts. I wish I could find a clip but I've searched Youtube to no avail.

If he goes down it's well deserved and well past due.

Really, R216, it's a big over-hyped "nothing" that a "journalist" (ha) who has been screaming about the Cohen raid for days neglected to mention his personal interest in the story? It's a big nothing that this same "journalist" who's had his head up Trump's ass for 2 years was using the same shady lawyer? It's a big nothing that this same "journalist" who has been insisting at every opportunity that the special prosecutor's investigation is a witch hunt now has a lawyer potentially facing federal charges as a direct result of said investigation?

Go to bed, Boris.

In all fairness, $10 is about what Cohen's legal expertise is worth. Never forget, he went to the worst - yes, literally, the worst - law school in the USA.

He’s not who a rich person goes to if they want excellent legal advice.

Can we forget this idea that Hannity went to Cohen for "legal advise" no one goes to Cohen for legal advise, they go to him to get problems fixed.

:::::::::::::::::Hissssssssssssssssss:::::::::::::::::::: R221:

[quote] will it result in him getting fired from Fox?

To be fair, I never in a million years expected Bill O'Reilly to be ousted from Fox News.

I guess Hannity was hoping for the Trump $130,000 pay off and intimidate a porn star special that Cohen was offering previously but the price had gone back up to the original $10 retail price.

Wasn't Bill O'Reilly ousted from Fox for diddling the help at Fox News? If Hannity kept his diddling outside of the Fox family they will probably keep him, if he was found to be the fox in the Fox News hen house he is in trouble.

What R22 said. Why in the hell would any wealthy person seek the legal advice of someone who went to the Trump U. of law schools?

He's a "fixer." He's the guy you go to the way a mafia boss turns to a button man.

R222*

Hannity is probably not in any jeopardy with regard to woman, even a hooker would probably not sleep with him. That's why he keeps trying unsuccessfully to push the story into that direction. BUT, he probably has a lot of shady deals or activity that Cohen knows about and maybe even written down.

My hunch is Hannity doesn't want his Trump TV Deplorables to know how petty, scared and paranoid he really is. They all think he is telling it like it is. But the small hands dont lie.

I think Sarah Kendzior may be right. She is about a lot.

Considering Fox's low ethical standards, I'd be shocked if they let Hannity go.

With any luck, his sponsors will dry up.

R218 The only thing that will get SH fired is if the sponsors start to drop his program. It's all about money.

Start calling his advertisers. It's boycott time.

Yes, zero on his advertisers.

He needs to go through the exit door that will be locked behind him.

Sean is a Putie Poop enabler and perhaps beneficiary. Hopefully, that will get answered.

To let you all know

[quote]A federal judge on Monday rejected an attempt by President Trump and his longtime personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, to block prosecutors in Manhattan from immediately reviewing a trove of materials seized in F.B.I. raids last week on Mr. Cohen’s office, home, hotel room and safe deposit box.

[quote]What if Hannity really did nothing wrong? What if that just had a couple brief conversations about Seth Rich or boycotting? I'm concerned that Hannity may be innocent! Very concerned. This can't be.

[quote]I hate to write this, but it's probably a big over-hyped nothing. Still, fun while it lasts!

You've "hated to write this" twice....

And no, Sean Hannity having a secret relationship with Trump's personal fixer who is under FBI investigation is not a "nothingburger" dear.

Sean Hannity is quite wealthy. He receives millions a year from Murdoch and added income from his radio show and other gigs. If Hannity needs lawyers, he can afford the best. This connection to Cohen sounds sleazy. What can Cohen really do for him? There's collusion about something.

[quote] I'm concerned that Hannity may be innocent! Very concerned. This can't be.

[quote]Though he said he may have “handed Cohen ten bucks” to establish attorney-client privilege, Hannity said he never worked with him on “any specific matter.”

So you had real estate questions, your net worth is over 100 million and you couldn't find a real estate lawyer anywhere in the NYC? Really? Bitch, please.

The judge is a nympho who stole a husband with her magic pussy!

She probably sympathizes with Stormy and is dripping wet for Avenatti.

(As are we all.)

He's as fake as the Gomez Addams wig on his head.

Hillsdale College is a big advertiser with Hannity.

Considering that school's political leanings and curriculum, it figures.

Most people get recommendations from friends and trump is his buddy, he made his buddy's problems go away, so of course he went to cohen to make his problems disappear too!

Serves him right!

Courtroom drawings of the hearing.

[quote]This connection to Cohen sounds sleazy. What can Cohen really do for him? There's collusion about something.

Of course it is sleazy. There is a reason he is connected to Cohen.

Omg, do you think he represented bill oliely??? That would be soooooo great!!!!!

Maybe they're just two crazy mixed-up kids, head over heels in love. Did you ever consider that....

[quote]So you had real estate questions, your net worth is over 100 million and you couldn't find a real estate lawyer anywhere in the NYC? Really? Bitch, please.

In his defense, NYC isn't really known for real estate deals, so it's hard to find an atty in the city who does that kind of thing. Almost as difficult as finding someone who has slept with Charlie Sheen.

Gurl, where do I put in my application to be a "special master"? It sounds fabulous!

Russian bots are going up insane screaming that Kimba Wood needs to recuse herself because 1) Clinton wanted her to be AG and 2) she officiated at George Soros wedding.

George Soros is not a politician

George Soros does not appoint judges

Putin hates George Soros because Soros funds democracy initiatives, especially in former Soviet states

Ronald Reagan appointed Kimba Wood to the federal bench.

They’re also screaming because Wood spent 5 days training as a bunny in London. But she never posed nude, fingering her genitalia, like current the First Lady

And Soylent Green is people!

Person taking over Cohen’s law practice as of today

...,

Hannity has always been an asshole and not a friend to the gay community.

One of the first things he did while still in college is host a college radio show where Hannity told a lesbian caller, "I feel sorry for your child." His show had poor ratings, the college pulled the show. Hannity then placed an ad in radio publications presenting himself as "the most talked about college radio host in America. Conservatives put him on their shows which eventually lead to Fox News and the rest is history.

He's never done anything for society except spew hate for his entire life and getting very rich in the process.

[quote]Both Michael Cohen and Sean Hannity are liars, but Michael Cohen testified in court in front of a judge that Sean Hannity was one of his clients, Sean Hannity on his radio show where he probably lies every couple of minutes says he just got some free legal advise.

Keep in mind that this was in the context of materials seized from Cohen. If Hannity only asked for an occasional brief chat, there shouldn't have been anything seized that had anything to do with Hannity and, hence, no need to mention his name as a client.

Right. The implication is there are communications between Cohen and Hannity in the material the FBI seized, and that they are arguing that those conversations should be privileged. At least that is how I took it.

R174 Whatever Trump and Hannity throw out saying others have done, well, they've themselves done it! Did not, did too, did not, did too.. like silly (but corrupt and dangerous) schoolchildren.

If Fox has any integrity left, they should fire him for not disclosing.

I doubt this wasn’t planned. Hannity has been hanging with Trump & Cohen in maralago recently. “Listen, you can use my name as a client if you need it. I’ll deny it and we’ll obfuscate. It just might work if I say I gave you $10 for advice.”

No way did Cohen use Hannity’s name without Hannity knowing ahead of time.

R259, what exactly would be the purpose of your scenario? I agree withR255, Hannity’s Communications are already in one of those boxes that were seized.

So... at what point does one of these doofuses ‘fall’ out of an apartment balcony or window?

I mean - who is likely to be the weakest link and spill the beans and/or be the most embarrassing to Putin and his various minions (including various American billionaires and GOP powerbrokers and politicians!)?

I know these people are stupid - but surely they wouldn’t have written down or emailed anything really, REALLY compromising. Surely the really dodgy stuff was face to face, conversation only...

Oh - wasn’t it reported than Cohen had some tapes lying around...?

My money is on Cohen to take the fall. Literally.

Someone else commented on a thread—if A lawyer has a conversation with a client with a third party there who is not not involved, then privilege does not apply. Trump and Hannity both can say they all had a conversation with Cohen their lawyer and if they’re all clients, the conversation is privileged. Any lawyers who can verify?

R258 Fox and integrity are two words that don't go together.

Also - Fox News - and Murdoch personally - will claim they knew nothing of this conflict of interest - they’ll be shocked - SHOCKED!

But surely this will mean Hannity will have to go?

Of course - he’s been claiming for ages he’s a proper ‘journalist’ - so if that’s the case he’s definitely got a conflict of interest amd has blown any journalistic ethics out of the water -

But what’s the bet now the claim is he’s just a humble entertainer? Journalist - nooooo! What would I know about any of that? I’m just a humble and loveable tv personality who gives his audience what they want... scumbag.

Did someone say deep state?

Seb Gorka, Hungarian Nazi thug, criminal and all-around douchebag. Funny how the people who worship assholes like him and scream about throwing immigrants out of the country are fine with this criminal, foreign shithead who's been in the country like 5 fucking minutes.

This is the kind of slime we're talking about. He parked his car on the sidewalk. He's absolute trash:

Deplorable troll at R265 shows colors, follows Sebastian Gorka on twitter. Idiot!

And, of course, what Sebastian Gorka conveniently omits is that Wood was appointed by Ronald Reagan.

Sexual escapades do not always have to have bitches involved. Just saying....DL would know that. Think outside of the box on this one.

R266 Seb Gorka:

I can understand Sean Hannity's appeal. At one time, he was handsome and well-spoken in the sense that he knew how to talk to his right wing audience. He threw footballs, he could get away with being the "everyman", so his fan base was sucked in and they grew.

But how could any Deplorable not see through Gorka? He personifies mostly everything they hate, (except, maybe, that he isn't black).

[quote]Why do we not prosecute white-collar crime in this country?

d'oh! because it's "white"

Follow the money.

[quote]I need Michael Avenatti to be my SPECIAL MASTER!

a natural leader for my taint team

About a week ago, somebody here casually mentioned in the thread about the Hannity–Kimmel feud that Hannity was supposedly a regular at Backstreet when he was based in Atlanta. Would love to hear more about that ...

[quote]But how could any Deplorable not see through Gorka? He personifies mostly everything they hate, (except, maybe, that he isn't black).

If he were Hispanic or a Muslim immigrant and parked on the god damned sidewalk, thumbing his nose at the laws of a country he's only been in for a few mins, what do you think his asshole followers would say? He's precisely the type of immigrant who adds nothing of value to this country. He's vile in every conceivable way.

Cohen has a very "Better Call Saul" vibe.

oh my god...that is soooo hysterically funny!!!

Stormy must have gotten a good bit of satisfaction watching Cohen stretched on the rack in court considering it was he who sent a thug to threaten her life.

Why doesn't the Press state this instead of calling her appearance theatre.

R14 Have you seen this gem?

Hannity = shady

Shady Sean has entered the building. Grab the popcorn.

Sean says it was ONLY real estate advice.

ermkay

Prosecutor Tom McKay: "Mr. Cohen has asserted that he has more attorneys of his own than he has clients."

I feel kind of bad for Cohen. He had to pay off Stormy with $130,000 of his own money, Hannity only paid him $10 for some real estate advice, and Trump never pays his legal bills. How is he going to afford all of his own attorneys?

Sure, Jan.

Rachel Maddow beautifully summarized the events that took place in the courtroom today. Wow, it was intense and bless that ABC lawyer that interrupted the court to convince the court judge that Michael's 3rd client should be named publicly.

I hope there’s gay shit and an abortion - AND I hope Hannity was peed on.

And blow-up dolls would be nice, r287.

The biggest problem with this Sean Hannity/Michael Cohen connection is that the FBI warrant to search Michael Cohen's home, office and hotel room, had nothing to do with Sean Hannity, so anything discovered with that search warrant would be inadmissible, if I understand the law correctly. I am not a lawyer.

The good thing though is that this might make the FBI start looking into Sean Hannity. Considering how Sean has blasted the FBI lately, the FBI sure should want to find out any and everything about Sean Hannity.

Maybe he reps all the douches at foxnews, maybe Eric boiling too

He's lying.

it would be inadmissable unless cohen and hannity were involved in criminal activity (hopefully one involving underage russian boys)

R292 Evidence of illegal activity gets thrown out of court all the time, if it was obtained without a search warrant specifying that was the target of the warrant.

You might be thinking of Lawyer/client confidentiality, there is no confidentiality if it is to hide illegal activity.

R293, the one thing that gets interesting, though, is the increased scrutiny that Hannity's affairs will now be subject to, both from a curious press and, potentially, the FBI or the police or the Justice Department. If they can find evidence not tied to or tainted by what they obtained from Cohen, it's game on.

I rather suspect that Hannity isn't nearly as nonchalant about all of this as he is pretending to be.

unless that evidence is tied to the case somehow.

[quote]I don't wish for another's downfall...

I do. Often. And for many.

Hannity was not represented by Cohen, therefore, no attorney-client privilege. He consulted with Cohen on some private matters but never retained him as a lawyer which is why he was forced to name him.

R293 you are right. Since there was a search warrant in this case would evidence be admissible?

According to stormy's atty, he will be charged in 90 days.

Hannity, R299. What's the charge?

Someone above claimed that Sean Hannity was (once) handsome. I am missing something here. He used to look like a smirking frat boy. Now he's a grimacing jack-o'-lantern with something horrible on top.

Avennati and Jill Wine Banks are on Lawrence O'Donnell:

- Avennati said Cohen could have written Hannity's name and handed it to the judge and the judge could possibly agree not to divulge at this time. Cohen of course chose to blurt out Hannity's name like the terrible lawyer he is

- Jill Wine Banks said the reason they want to protect Hannity is likely related to Cohen and Hannity discussing Trump thru emails, recordings or some document. She said there's no reason to protect Hannity otherwise.

[quote] [R293] you are right. Since there was a search warrant in this case would evidence be admissible?

Search warrants have to be rather specific in what they are looking for, you can't just ask for a warrant to go on a fishing expedition for evidence. I don't believe we know exactly what was in the search warrant so if they were looking for criminal activity between Cohen/Hannity it would be admissible. However if Hannity wasn't named in the warrant anything found would be inadmissible.

I am worried that Michael Avennati is becoming too much of a public figure and too ready to jump in front of a microphone. I fear that the judge will put a gag order on all the attorneys to keep them from public comment. At some point all this will most likely end up in front of a jury and all his public appearances could be argued as tainting any future jury pool.

I love him on TV but I don't want any gag orders and I am afraid he is going to get one.

R303 thanks, that’s actually what I was trying to say. If there was evidence of a crime, the evidence is admissible. So another question... Cohen and Hannity have a discussion about pumping up Trump on Hannity’s show. Russians are behind it in regards to Cohen, but it doesn’t come up in the conversation. Is that useable in the Mueller Russia investigation?

R305, I am not sure there is anything illegal in Russians being Hannity pumping up Trump. Unethical, but not illegal, unless you can point to some law being broken.

* Russians being behind Hannity

So Don Jr, Ivanka and Eric aren't in Cohen's files? I doubt that

If hes disseminating propaganda via the russians there is...(wikileaks, Assange)

Why did Hannity hire Jay Sekulow? Check out message @ R150.

[quote]- Jill Wine Banks said the reason they want to protect Hannity is likely related to Cohen and Hannity discussing Trump thru emails, recordings or some document. She said there's no reason to protect Hannity otherwise.

Avenatti speculated that the only reason Cohen had to disclose having a third client and his name, is because there are documents (emails, texts, tapes etc.) between Cohen and Hannity in what the FBI seized. Jill W-B speculated in turn that these documents won't have anything to do with Hannity as a client but will be related to Cheeto. Maybe something Hannity and Cohen discussed together regarding Cheeto, or coordinated Hannity propaganda. I can't dare hope it's about Wikileaks and Russians in Prague.

disseminating propaganda is not illegal, everyone does it. It is free speech. Wikileaks is stolen information for the most part, stealing information is illegal. I just can't think of a law that would make Russians being behind Hannity pumping up Trump with Cohen and Hannity knowing about it illegal.

If that were the cases RussianTelevision in the US would be illegal.

Remember when Twitter “accidentally” shut down Sean Hannity’s Twitter account and some supposed housewife from TX immediately made a fake Hannity account....and Julian Assange sent a DM to the phony account offering dirt on Mark Warner?

Yeah.

Sean Hannity....Julian Assange.

Julian Assange ...Roger Stone

Russia

I think the reason Cohen had to revealed his list of clients was because he was trying to limit what the FBI could look at because of Attorney/Client confidentiality. To claim confidentiality he had to tell the court who his clients were.

Intelligence Twitter has been speculating that there's recordings of Hannity's phone conversations with Russian intelligence officers.

Now if somebody can definitively prove that?...

[quote]Sean Hannity, so anything discovered with that search warrant would be inadmissible

unless they add new charges to the impending investigation/court case.

OR

If the they see evidence or suspect wrongdoing or a possible separate crime, the FBI can open a new case based on those findings.

The FBI can open a new case BUT they can't use evidence found of illegal activity not specified in the original search warrant.

How long have they been monitoring his calls and emails ? months ?, a year ?......they have plenty of things that can implicate Hannity.

We dont know exactly what they were after as the warrant is heavily redacted regarding items and crimes suspected.

The moment the results of the 2016 election were formally announced, I thought to myself, "This is going to be good, so, so good . . . "

Yeah it all depends on what it said they were looking for in the original search warrant, if they find what they are looking for then it is admissible.

If they find evidence of illegal activity that wasn't listed in the search warrant, that evidence is inadmissible. They can start a new investigation, looking for illegal activity, they just can't use that evidence that was found in the original search. Now with a taint team, meaning one team looking at the evidence and then passing the admissible evidence to the prosecution team, I don't know how that works. I had never heard of a taint team until last week.

[quote]The FBI can open a new case BUT they can't use evidence found of illegal activity not specified in the original search warrant.

They can create a new case based on evidence they might have stumbled upon on another case. There is nothing that prevents officials to refer evidence to another prosecutor to open a new case.

And as much as Hannity may love Trump, he has been so vigorous and so consistent for so long you have to wonder if there isn't some secret side deal that Trump set up through Cohen to give Hannity something for his efforts. Maybe he has a free membership at Mar a Lago, or maybe he has a "good deal" on a condo at Trump tower. Or maybe he has a PR firm that is getting a retainer through Cohen. And if Hannity is part of the Russian cabal, he is over.

So is it to Hannity's advantage to be named as Cohen's client? If he's not part of the search warrant, what's admissible? When/if they talk about Trump? I want all of them to suffer mightily for their misdeeds.

Doesn't it make it hard to be fair and balanced when you are using the president's attorney.

Pure sleaze

Trump doesn't use email. Is it possible Hannity and Cohen discussed the campaign or Russian biz and that's what they're trying to protect?

Fun thread live tweeting Hannity's show tonight.

[quote]Hannity is torturing the libs by teasing his response to the Cohen revelation for an hour and forcing us to watch his whole show

Oh, and Gorka's pundit title is "Fox News NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIST"!

Remember when there were claims of wiretapping of Sean by obama?

But it was blazer boy who did the recording?

What a sordid mess.

Love that it's Hannity. The only thing better would have been Cohen as the lawyer for the three Fox & Friends pieces of shit. Now that would have been fucking hilarious.

Hannity looks like a corrupt NYC cop in a 1930s movie.

Hannity looks like a thumb wearing a necktie.

I think Mueller/FBI new exactly what they were looking for with the search warrant. They went in and got some hard/physical evidence that will make their case undeniable.

I’m guessing it’s a complicated money laundering scheme with Russian Oligarchs. Trump, Cohen (and maybe Hannity) are involved in dirty money. The fact that Cohen paid $130k from a personal home equity account speaks to how mixed up all their finances are. I don’t think the search warrant would have been approved unless we are talking about much more than $130k. This will turn out to be a complex web of sketchy business deals and lots of cash. Also, Hannity rails 24/7 about the Clinton Foundation and money laundering. That raises my eyebrow.

Sadly, Fox News, and their viewers won't given a shit about Hannity's conflicts of interest and obvious unethical behavior. Actually they'll think using Trump's lawyer is smart and classy.

gawd, I'd live to see the IRS grab that useless thumb by the balls and squeeze.

If hannity is money laundering, he's also evading taxes. Get the bitch, FinCEN!!

[quote] The FBI can open a new case BUT they can't use evidence found of illegal activity not specified in the original search warrant.

But they can use it as a so called starting, or jumping off, point to dig for further evidence and that new evidence will be admissable in a court case against Hannity. Hell, all they need is someone, a new source, who confirms what the original evidence showed and that's that.

Somewhere right now, Hannity is hoping that Bar Bush doesn’t make it through the night.

Have you all forgotten Breaking Bad so soon?

Remember when Walt and Jesse are trying to intimidate Saul Goodman and have him tied up, but once Saul figures it out, he realizes he can solve everyone's problem by invoking attorney client privilege? He has them each just pay him one dollar and now he's their attorney, and they have privilege.

That's what Hannity's ten bucks to Cohen was about. A token amount just to establish privilege.

So stop acting like the lie is the $10. It's not. There probably WAS some semi emergency situation where Hannity had to toss Cohen a tenner, but he's trying to spin it as some "nothingburger." That's the lie.

[quote] So stop acting like the lie is the $10. It's not. There probably WAS some semi emergency situation where Hannity had to toss Cohen a tenner, but he's trying to spin it as some "nothingburger." That's the lie.

Well, duh! Everybody can see that except the Deplorables and alt-right trolls.

[quote]R99: I love Monday’s

You love Monday’s what?

Yes because of Trump breaking news. Last week raid, this week Hannity.

All of this just to keep Hillary out of the WH.

"speculating that there's recordings of Hannity's phone conversations with Russian intelligence officers"

Why the hell would Russian intelligence officers (or any one with any form of intelligence) talk to Hannity? It's clear to everyone with a working brain cell that he makes up anything he wants to say anyway ("opinion", not "news", remember?), and it's not like he's got anything to trade for information. Unless some Russian "intelligence officer" is looking to snare a job as a pundit at Fox...

[quote]Per Vanity Fair. No big scandal.

Oh, Mr. Trump. Put your mask back on and go to sleep.

[quote]Trump’s approval rating is back near first-100-day levels

That's a NOPE. They're up--because of idiots like yourself--but not at those beginning levels. I love how you guys constantly vague it up.

Lots of dirty money - mark my words. I think Trump and his ‘not-ready for prime time players’ gang aren’t prepared for this much legal/financial scrutiny and are in way over their heads. The fixer could handle the random playboy bunny or pornstar - but not this mess.

My guess is that if the FBI has opened a criminal investigation month ago into Cohen's dealings, then they are also looking at Cohen's family and there are a lot of Russian Mafiya people getting a much closer look . The SDNY FBI, the FBI Counter Intel division, and separately, the State of NY AG are allll taking a long, hard look at that level of corruption, and if Trump or his kids are attached in any way, then Cohen is the "bridge," he is the proverbial smoking gun, that brings the Trump organization right into the orbit of racketeering statutes. RICO here we come! This type of investigation could go on for two or three years, even after we get rid of Trump. By the time they wrap it up it may ensnare Giuliani and other City of NY people.

god I hope they raid Hannity's home and get all his laptops, etc

CRIMINAL

In case you didn't know already, Roger Ailes came up with the idea for Fox News while working in the Nixon administration during Watergate. Specifically, that the Republican Party needed to establish its own 'news'/propaganda network because all the information breaking on the media about the GOP was making Republicans look bad. So anything Hannity or any other Fox News employee says or does is part of its mission to make the GOP look good and cover up it's criminal activities. Remember when it came out that they were behind the fake commenters on news and social media accounts, making their employees push propaganda in the guise of Average Jane and Joe commenters?

Truth:

Five questions for Sean Hannity:

the common bond

Sean Hannity is one of the worst people walking around on this planet. Can't someone just kill the cunt? Surely...

R347 is right. Read Gabe Sherman's book on Roger Ailes. It's fascinating. To clarify, Ailes worked for the Nixon campaign and it was there he cut his teeth on the potential for Conservative propaganda. He had a "godfather" but I forget his name. Murdoch was the key to Ailes success, and Ailes and Trump were BFFs until Ailes died. Ailes was a real pig.

The sick thing is Mr. Hannity is so corrupt and clueless he surely still hasn't a care how it makes him look. As long as the check cashes, all's well.

Sleazy people always have such thick skins...which is how they can do the things they do.

R320

"I had never heard of a taint team until last week."

In a different setting, I believe it's also known as a gangbang.

This could've been my reaction as well, but I went with the "cackling out loud with glee" approach.

I love Stephen Colbert.

Avenatti’s tweeted he and Stormy Daniels will be on The View today and will be releasing a sketch of the man who allegedly threatened Daniels.

Avenatti sure knows how to play the PR game.

Not criticizing, he's very good at what he does.

[quote]Sean Hannity is one of the worst people walking around on this planet. Can't someone just kill the cunt?

Put up or shut up ya yob.

I'm curious as to what you think Avenatti's angle is. I know he is enjoying all the misfortune visited on Trump and especially Michael Cohen. But he is also trying to be as famous as possible. Milking it even. So does anyone think he wants to be a regular media legal pundit on CNN? I mean. If they put Cary Lewandowski and Jeffrey Lord on TV they would surely look at hiring him. Or does he just want to become a celebrity lawyer so he can get better clientele than a porn star?

R355, I think rather than "Who did Sean Hannity have sex with?" the more reasonable question is "Who would have sex with Sean Hannity?"

Trump is more disgusting than Sean Hannity and look at all his sex scandals r360. Wealthy men will never lack for sex partners.

Cohen pays off mistresses for his clients. So, assuming some pattern, who or what did Sean may have had sex with?

Look at Elliot Broidy.....that fat slug was impregnating playboy models FFS

Women like Stormy will have sex with any wealthy guy.

If Cohen had been paying off cute, Russher twinks, that could have been lucrative. No all want to fuck exPlayboy hos.

I want them to find evidence that will get Trump impeached. I am not sure affairs with porn stars will do the trick. The braindead Trump fan base will just write that off as "rich boys will be rich boys". I felt for sure there would be evidence of donor money being involved which will nail him.

R358, I don't think he should stop there, I know Jodi has a new movie out, and she needs someone to impress her.

[quote]I'm curious as to what you think Avenatti's angle is. So does anyone think he wants to be a regular media legal pundit on CNN? Or does he just want to become a celebrity lawyer so he can get better clientele than a porn star?

Yes and yes, and he deserves both, because he is fucking GOOD.

Yeah, Avenatti loves the spotlight. I think he is definitely angling to become a permanent on air personality.

Tom Brady was Trump's hired thug!

It's sad this dude solved the mystery before DL's Agatha Christies.

Looks like Dexter R370

Mystery solved

Our current president is a fucking reality TV star. I'm not going to fret over Avenatti enjoying his 15 minutes of fame considering we have much bigger fame whores doing real damage.

Thank you, r373!

All I can tell ya is that a couple years ago rumors were all over the place about Hannity having serious marital problems and possibly getting a divorce. This was in 2016, 2017.

Avenatti is much nicer to look at, thank you.

I'm not "fretting" over Avenatti. Far from it. I was just curious to see what others though his ultimate goal was. Right now I'm delighted that a Porn Star and her lawyer are on TV practically every damned day embarrassing the shit out of Donald Trump our POTUS. When I think of what that must secretly do to Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, and some others who claim to embrace Trump it gives me joy! Because no matter how much they might say they are supporting the President on various issues, the Porn Star and her lawyer must be mortifying to these stalwarts of Congress who like to be taken seriously and are very grand in their posturing being Senators and all. LOLOL!

How about that Elliot Broidy, huh? Smoking hot!

Where is Melania? She's keeping her head low.

I wish Avenatti could represent the Sandy Hill parents in their case against Alex Jones.

PS - Jones and his Infowars got their big exposure after the TWA Flight 800 crash. Whenever there was an online forum or comments section anywhere that brought up TWA Flight 800 you would see posts saying, “You should check out the site of this cool guy, Alex Jones. He’s really plugged in. Knows all kinds of people, all kinds of things. He has the scoop on TWA 800. Knows lots of military people, lots of intelligence people. Check it out!”

I did and it was a lot of raving about sectors and tons of “accidents” in military sectors. It was a load of crap.

[quote]Right now I'm delighted that a Porn Star and her lawyer are on TV practically every damned day embarrassing the shit out of Donald Trump our POTUS.

Donald is not embarrassed in the least. He is scared, though -- because if Stormy and her attorney can indeed prove their claims, it invalidates Trump's prenup with Melania.

R380 "I wish Avenatti could represent the Sandy Hill parents in their case against Alex Jones."

I've seen a couple stories about the parents. They want to stay as low profile as possible. That's part of the reason they're suing Alex Jones. It is also why it took so long for the story to become public.

R381, he probably has a clause where she gets more money if he cheats, but it doesn't get invalidated. The guy cheated on his first wife and possibly on the second so he knows better than to leave himself open to having it invalidated.

[quote] How about that Elliot Broidy, huh? Smoking hot!

That's Elliott Broidy, you T-dropping philistine. I should sue you, but I'll let you off since you think I'm hot.

Its Sandy Hook, not Hill

Fox News statement: "While Fox News was unaware of Sean Hannity's informal relationship with Michael Cohen and was surprised by the announcement in court yesterday, we have reviewed the matter and spoken to Sean and he continues to have our full support."

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[quote] and he continues to have our full support."

...continues to have our full support since none of his sponsors pulled their ads for this propaganda-spouting, conspiracy-perpetuating fraud."

[quote] time I didn't know he was with someone else, let alone engaged to Marla Maples and it was only recently I learned she was pregnant at the time.

It's not possible to have known Donald Trump and not know he was engaged to Marla Maples. Trump and Maples were all over the tabloids. The woman fucking Trump was a whore. Of course she read tabloids.

Trump may not be embarrassed I agree, but he knows there are members of Congress especially among the leadership who are embarrassed. Being a "womanizer" or a a cheater they could accept. It was rather vague. But this parade of Porn and Playmate girlfriends is a lot more outre' than they expected.

The Family Values contingent will certainly disavow him as Trump has continually violated every principle hey hold dear. Any day now....

R399, in her defense; maybe she can’t read?

She didn't need to read. Trump and Marla's pics were plastered all over the tabs.

So Hannity also utilizes the services of Jay Sekulow and Victoria Toensing.....both Trumps lawyers, and both frequent guests on Hannity.

The Fox statement that they still have Hannitys back will be short lived.......

Look on the bright side, this means Hannity is a useful idiot, not a useless idiot. It’s just that he’s useful to Putin, that’s all.

[quote]he continues to have our full support."

Propagandists don’t have the same values as journalists.

Rupert Murdoch and his loathsome family have been waging war on America for decades by filling our country with one lie after another. Does anyone think these people give a shit what their anchors do? They're the scum of the fucking earth. They'll dump Sean only if they have to. Hopefully that is tonight, but I'm not holding my breath.

And never forget Jack Hanick, who worked with Sean and was big at Fox, left Fox to go start a news station in.....wait for it.....Russia.

Isn't there maybe, a different angle we can go with this? (just thinking aloud here). Fox stands by and supports Hannity. No surprise! Hannity obviously broke all journalistic standards and ethics. DUH! But in situations like this when needing to "defend" his actions, he always speaks up by saying he's is NOT a journalist. He hosts an Opinion show, not a news show, (meaning: every lie he tells is covered by the First Amendment).

Therefore, is there some way of going after Fox? Maybe some smart lawyer could file a complaint against Fox with the FCC. They clearly telecast Hannity, Laura Ingraham , and Tucker Carlson during what is considered Cable Prime News Hours and always with the Fox NEWS Logo in the corner of the screen. So any viewer believes they are truly watching news and listening to facts, (again, obvious by the results of the election). Although not technically illegal, Fox is knowingly, deliberately, and in premeditated fashion, misinforming the American Public.

And before someone brings up The Fairness Doctrine, we no longer have it! Perhaps some kind of lawsuit against Fox and challenging their First Amendment rights, (by basically making the argument that they're in abuse of the First Amendment), could be a step in bringing back the Fairness Doctrine, (but amendment to take networks like Fox into consideration).

Hannity just has not been the same since he and Bud Abbott parted ways.

So, now we have "I'm worried Avenatti is just in it for the fame! This is why they hate us!" Trolls.

Why would any of us care about Avenatti? He's in it for himself and for his client. It's not like he has a mission to take down Trump or that he has promised anything to anyone else. He plays the publicity and the Trump-trolling game very well and he's reasonably attractive. Why would any of this matter to me or to anyone else?

Believe it or not, occasionally there are people who do the right thing for the right reason. Sometimes they benefit as a result.

On the other hand, everything Trump does if for himself, some hidden or not so hidden agenda. Therefore, he believes this is true about everybody else.

Team Taint!

lol,r400

Wow, Cohen is so totally mobbed up. TPM dug into his family ties and his Uncle ran the Russian Mob HDQ for the US and then passed that real estate to his nephews and nieces.

Maybe Fox is standing by Hannity because he told them the priveleged information in Cohen's files has to do with his naming other Fox Executives and/or personalities.

Or maybe because he is their highest rated show on their network r407.

Bill O Reilly was at that time also.....

Of Cohen's "clients," I'd like to read a story about Sean Hannity killing himself before his dirty laundry is aired.

Y'all know neither Donnie nor Ethan had enough collective honor to off themselves first. But Sean, useful idiot he is, should step up and kill himself for their cause.

LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP!

I just watched 3 minutes of Hannity tonight while channel surfing. He's double-downed. He was doing a nasty story about Comey, was castigating George Steffie about calling himself a "journalist" and then continued his tirade about "Fake News CNN".

I then switched to CNN. Don Lemon had a panel discussing Hannity which included Kirsten Powers, a former Fox contributor who I like and respect very much. They were all discussing how and why Fox is able to get away with what they do, but Kirstan mentioned, (although she flagrantly disagrees with Hannity), that she likes him and he's a nice guy. And Don Lemon had previously thanked Hannity when Hannity sent him flowers or something when his sister had died.

Even Michael Avenatti met Hannity for the first time at a NY industry shindig last week, was photographed, and mentioned he found Hannity likable and might be willing to go on his show.

So like, he's a really nice, friendly, personable guy off-camera, and a total lying scumbag when doing his show? What's the deal?

I bet this cunt Hannity did get real estate advice from Cohen. It was probably some type of advice to hide assets from his wife. If I were her I'd hock some jewelry and privately hire a forensic accountant

fox won't get rid of him. They are probably so thankful that he cleaned up his own mess(es), unlike those shitbags l O'reilly and Ailles (sp?) who cost them many, many millions to keep all their mistakes quiet. And fox was willing to pay all many millions again and again and again

R414 His advertisers haven't been fleeing his show, it's the only reason they are keeping him.

Thanks, R405/Della. Apparently, I am far from the the first ever to have noticed the similarity.

Sleaze

This made me very happy. I think it will make a lot of you all happy too!

The lyrics fab! But also a little salty - so don’t go playing it loudly at work unless you’re surrounded by sympathetic souls...

Should we put it down n the other relevant posts too? Spread the joy?