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CNNs Anderson Cooper Calls Out Sean Hannitys Massive Conflict of Interest With Michael CohenThe CNN anchor went after the Fox News host for making no disclosure, no disclaimer, not even a casual mention that he received legal counsel from Donald Trumps personal lawyer.
But CNNs Anderson Cooper did not hold back in condemning Hannitys blatant conflict of interest at the top of his prime-time show Monday night. Cooper noted to viewers that the most stunning moment of Cohens court hearing came when his lawyer was forced to reveal the identity of his mystery client and reluctantly named Hannity. So it would seem the president and Sean Hannity share more than dinners and frequent phone calls and a mutual love of Fox News programming, the anchor said. They also share an attorney.
He went on to air the clip of Hannity insisting on his radio show this afternoon that Cohen has never represented me in any matter even if he did occasionally have brief discussions with him about legal questions about which I wanted his input and perspective. Hannity also said he assumed their conversations were confidential.
So he seems to be saying, I wasnt really a client of attorney Michael Cohens but our conversations were confidential because he is an attorney and I am his client, Cooper remarked. In either event, Cooper pointed out that Hannity had reported on the FBI raid on Cohens office last week as if he had absolutely no connection to the story.
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blake2012
(1,294 posts)Many other ethical breaches.
Fire Hannity and finish taking out the garbage at Foxnews
Cha
(297,323 posts)Jarqui
(10,126 posts)If Trump found some rosy real estate or investment deals and cut Hannity in, they would be kind of buying his media support as a money-buddy. Hannity gives them $x and they return to Hannity $x plus $y quid pro quo. Legal effort is tossed in. Do the transactions in cash if possible because cash is hard to trace. Hannity says nice things about them on the air.
I'm wildly speculating but something roughly like that seems plausible.
BigmanPigman
(51,611 posts)It must be another one of that network's conspiracy theories.
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)... about being a client to keep Cohen's attorney client privilege for certain records.
Hannity lies he goes to jail
BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)Damn, that's adorable.
RainCaster
(10,887 posts)There is no moral requirement
CaptainTruth
(6,594 posts)Aaron Brown was my favorite news personality at the time. Cooper was a clueless newbie who embarassed himself over & over. Yes ... I may be an old fart ... but I still can't get beyond that.
leftstreet
(36,109 posts)I liked him all the way back to the late 80s on Seattle local news
What a shame he was replaced