Not a Happy Camper Look — Not One Bit
Hannity Standing Next to His BFF: Attorney Michael Cohen
(His Lawyer for the nominal of a measly $10.00)
Monday (April
16) and after Michael Cohen’s infamous mystery client was revealed in
court to be Fox News host Sean Hannity – excellent rundown from this relatively new site – and
the facts are what they are as we know them right now.
(Note: Cohen’s
attorneys had argued that revealing the name of the client, who the world now
knows is Hannity, was “likely to be embarrassing or detrimental to the client.”
However, the judge in the case ruled that embarrassment did not amount to a
sufficient legal defense.)
That decision
by the judge has led to plenty of jokes as Hannity’s radio program went
dead silent while he undoubtedly scrambled to assess the potential damage
of the revelation, as well as how to respond to it. When Hannity finally
emerged from his cocoon, he offered a number of contradictory explanations for
his name surfacing in open court as a client of a lawyer famous for arranging
secret hush-payments to mistresses. Needless to say, many are speculating about
exactly what the Trump “super fan is trying to hide.”
In a pair of
tweets, Hannity:
First
claimed that Cohen “has never represented me in any matter.” That is to
say, Hannity says he never paid a retainer or other legal fees or even saw an
invoice from Cohen. He did, however, admit to asking Cohen “legal questions”
for “input and perspective.”
Then Hannity
tweeted that he believed these discussions were “confidential,” but, he also insisted,
“… to be absolutely clear they never involved any matter between me and a
third-party.”
So, is Hannity truly Michael Cohen’s
client? Short answer, yes.
Not only did
Cohen’s lawyers state this fact in court, but Hannity admitted as much while
also (weakly) attempting to deny it.
To
clarify, Hannity both denied legal representation by Cohen while also admitting
to asking him for legal advice and believing that — as with an attorney-client
relationship — that these conversations would remain secret.
So,
Hannity is attempting to claim the benefits of attorney-client privilege while
also insisting that Cohen was not his attorney. Hannity’s obviously trying to
have it both ways, essentially saying: “Michael Cohen has never been my lawyer,
but anything we discussed should be kept private because of attorney/client
privilege.”
Then on his radio
show, Hannity admitted that he “might have handed Cohen $10 bucks” and then
quickly added: “I definitely want your attorney-client privilege on this’ …
something like that.”
So, in this
way, Hannity is admitting that he paid Cohen (at least) a nominal amount of
money (that $10 bucks), which has been ruled in loads of cases to
be enough financial consideration (that is, the amount agreed upon by two
parties) to create the basis of an implicit contract. So, even without an
invoice and even if Hannity and Cohen only agreed verbally on $10 for his legal
services, this exchange of money only further proves that Hannity was indeed
Cohen’s client.
There’s also
the question of why Hannity, who reportedly made $36
million in 2017, was seeking essentially pro bono
legal services from Cohen, which only adds another shady layer to this
spectacle. As for Hannity’s wish to remain a secret client and his vehement
protests upon revelation, well, that presents another bad look.
Story
continues at the link above – a pretty good read.
My 2 Cents: Hannity is dumb and I’ve always said now
his digging his hole deeper as a legal novice. The outcome should be very
interesting to say the least.
In simple language, Hannity is in a sh*t sandwich to
coin a catchy phrase, so whatever is in play or falls out I hope he is nailed
and nailed good – he has earned it for all the crap he dishes out as a staunch
Trump loyalist on Fox’s “news” platform that is ugly, nasty, and insulting,
which Trump has said many he likes what Hannity does on his show – apparently it
and Fox and Friends are Trump’s BFF’s.
Stay tuned and thanks for stopping by.
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