CNN's Anderson Cooper Calls Out Sean Hannitys Massive Conflict of Interest [View all]
CNNs Anderson Cooper Calls Out Sean Hannitys Massive Conflict of Interest With Michael Cohen
The 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.
Fox News anchors have been hesitant to criticize their colleague Sean Hannity in light of todays news that he was represented in some fashion by President Donald Trumps personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.
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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