Sean Hannity has had no shortage of lawyers. In court on Monday, his name was disclosed as the third “mystery client” of Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen. Though Hannity says he was never actually Cohen’s client, he does appear to have used the legal services of other well-connected Trump-world lawyers in a different matter a year ago.
Sean Hannity is so close with President Trump that they don't just share political values — they share legal counsel, and as a result, political scandals. In April 2018, FBI agents raided the home, office, and hotel room of Trump's private lawyer, Michael Cohen, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
The Fox News host denies that Michael Cohen was ever his lawyer—but Hannity was represented by a pair of legal advisers who also have close links to the president. This post was updated on April 17 at 4:24 p.m.
Sean Patrick Hannity (born December 30, 1961) is an American talk show host and conservative political commentator. He is the host of The Sean Hannity Show, a nationally syndicated talk radio show, and has also hosted a commentary program, Hannity, on Fox News, since 2009.
On April 9, 2018, Cohen’s offices were raided by the FBI. He is being investigated for bank fraud, wire fraud, and campaign finance violations, relating in part to payments made to trollop Stormy Daniels.
Apparently, there is no confidentiality anymore, even if it damages a person’s career. The judge in the Michael Cohen case released the name of the third Cohen client and it is Fox News TV host, Sean Hannity.
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.
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.
Sean Patrick Hannity (born December 30, 1961) is an American talk show host and conservative political commentator. He is the host of The Sean Hannity Show, a nationally syndicated talk radio show, and has also hosted a commentary program, Hannity, on Fox News, since 2009. Hannity worked as a general contractor and volunteered as ...
Hannity was a co-host of Hannity & Colmes, an American political "point-counterpoint"-style television program on the Fox News Channel featuring Hannity and Alan Colmes as co-hosts. Hannity presented the conservative point of view with Colmes providing the liberal viewpoint.
Hannity has had cameo appearances in film and television, having a brief voiceover in The Siege as an unseen reporter, and appearing in Atlas Shrugged: Part II and the second season of House of Cards as himself. He executive produced and appeared in the 2017 film Let There Be Light, which also stars Kevin Sorbo.
Hannity said if the Catholic Church were to excommunicate him over his support for contraception, he would join Jerry Falwell 's Thomas Road Baptist Church. In January 2007, Hannity began a new Sunday night television show on Fox News, Hannity's America .
However, he has said that as he has aged, his Christian faith has "gotten stronger" and that he needs and wants God in his life.
In September 2017, several months after Bill O'Reilly was fired from Fox News in the wake of a number of women's alleging that he had sexually harassed them, Hannity hosted O'Reilly on his show.
In 1996, Hannity and Alan Colmes co-hosted Hannity & Colmes on Fox. After Colmes announced his departure in January 2008, Hannity merged the Hannity & Colmes show into Hannity. Hannity has received several awards and honors, including an honorary degree from Liberty University.