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BRAD REED
03 APR 2019 AT 09:21 ET
Fox News host Sean Hannity reportedly grew so close to Donald Trumps campaign operation in 2016 that he gave estranged fixer Michael Cohen advice on handling former Trump mistresses who could hurt his chances of winning the White House.
Two sources have told the New York Times that Hannity had effectively been a member of [Trumps] campaign team, for instance pressing Trumps personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to be on the lookout for former girlfriends and employees who might make trouble for the candidate ahead of the election. Hannity is denying that he gave Cohen warnings about former Trump mistresses, although the Times is standing by its reporting.
Cohen last year pleaded guilty to making illegal campaign contributions via hush money payments he made to adult film star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal in exchange for their silence about past affairs with Trump.
As part of his plea agreement, Cohen said that he made these payments at the direction of Trump, thus implicating the president as an unindicted co-conspirator.
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https://www.rawstory.com/2019/04/hannity-gave-michael-cohen-advice-dealing-old-trump-mistresses-2016-campaign-nyt/
ScratchCat
(1,990 posts)Why Hannity was Cohen's "other" client. What did Cohen do for Hannity? Did he set-up shell corporations for him? Was there someone he had to funnel money to? Was it about real estate tax fraud? Is Hannity under investigation by State tax authorities? Enquiring minds want to know.
Power 2 the People
(2,437 posts)Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)I thought last week, oh hell, have we learned everything Cohen knows?? NO WAY - but is he done? As of this morning, maybe not?:
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari/watch/as-mueller-ends-michael-cohen-giving-new-evidence-to-ny-feds-1470296643975
But please do tell us about these two:
Falwell Jr:
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/jerry-falwell-jr-funded-miami-pool-attendants-alton-road-real-estate-deal-10960428
Broidy:
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-elliott-broidy-trump-20180811-story.html
...and Keith Davidson, lawyer for Bechard and Stormy, who handed Cohen their cases
And his Essential Consultants LLC, what went on there, and yeah, did he set up some shell cos. for Hannity, and oh, when they raided his stash, the Feds were also looking into his connections to a Chicago taxi king, Semyon Shtayner...Cohens father-in-law, Fima Shusterman, lent Shtayner at least 20$ million https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/19/father-in-law-of-trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-loaned-millions-to-cab-mogul.html and also Cohen lent Shtayner at least 6$ million since 2014 https://www.apnews.com/f25ba6551a8144f2bef149c0ff80b169
YES I HAVE QUESTIONS DAMMIT