2.0x. Fox News heavyweight Sean Hannity, unprompted, declared on Thursday that he never had a legal relationship with the president’s longtime “fixer” Michael Cohen—and told Fox & Friends ...
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FBI agents who raided Mr Cohen's home and evidence were looking for evidence on various matters, including a $130,000 (ÂŁ90,000) payment made to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, who alleges she had an affair with Mr Trump and was paid "hush money".
Just before Monday's hearing, Mr Cohen said in a statement that he had only provided advice to three clients in the past year.
Also in the Manhattan federal court was Ms Daniels, whose appearance triggered a scrum by photographers outside.
On April 9 — the night of the F.B.I. raids on Mr. Cohen — Mr. Hannity, in high dudgeon, opened his show by telling viewers to “keep in mind that Cohen was never part of the Trump administration or the Trump campaign.”
Many years before Mr. Trump was a candidate, Mr. Hannity was there for him. In 2011, when Mr. Trump was making the media rounds to promote an unfounded conspiracy theory — the so-called birther theory — that President Obama had not been born in the United States, Mr. Hannity gave him a forum on his radio and television shows.
After being taken off the air, Hannity threatened to sue the school on grounds of discrimination over his conservative viewpoints. The ACLU took his case, and the college offered to give Hannity back his slot. Hannity then demanded twice the airtime along with a public apology. The college declined.
According to Forbes, he rakes in an estimated $36 million per year as the 77th highest paid celeb — but this wasn't always the case.
But according to the Chicago Tribune, White House advocates have dubbed Hannity the unofficial chief of staff because of his influence and close connection with the president. One presidential adviser allegedly claimed that Hannity "basically has a desk in the place.".
Until Rachel Maddow narrowly beat out his ratings in April 2018, he was was the most-watched nightly cable news host, amassing more than 3 million viewers monthly.
Hannity applied for a volunteer position at UC-Santa Barbara's KCSB radio station in 1989. He landed the gig and got his own show where he began to develop his patented pundit persona, entertaining conspiracy theories and questioning the mainstream media.
From Bill O'Reilly being fired after a series of allegations came to light, to the unnamed executive who exposed himself and cost the network $2.5 million — it feels like an epidemic at the network. If Sean Hannity hasn't made this egregious misstep, he's certainly treading dangerous territory by association.
Since the 2016 election, Hannity has carved a name for himself as Trump's fiercest advocate on television, defending everything from the president's illegal travel ban to his ill-advised tweet storms. He even panders to the president's base by peppering his segments with far-right conspiracy theories.