Why so secret, Sean?

In their letter to US District Judge Kimba Wood, Cohen's attorneys, Todd Harrison and Stephen Ryan, wrote that the third client did not allow them to disclose that they had used Cohen's services.

"Of the three legal clients, Donald J. Trump and Elliot Broidy have allowed us to reveal the fact that they are legal clients," Harrison and Ryan wrote. "The other legal client indicated that they did not authorize their name to be publicly filed in connection with this matter and directed Mr. Cohen to appeal any order to disclose their name."

But that didn't hold up with Wood, who insisted the third client be disclosed publicly at Monday's hearing.

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Harrison and Ryan gave it up without a fight. So much for "directing Mr. Cohen to appeal."*




Let me guess: in exchange for sucking up to Trump and kissing his ass on TV on a daily basis, Trump and Cohen were helping Hannity get in on some money-laundering property.  With Russian mobsters.

"Almost exclusively about real estate."  Was the rest of it about making a sexual harrassment claimant go away?



Okay, Sean.  Okay.  Chill.  The judge only asked for your name.  She didn't ask what your business with Cohen was.  Nobody said anything about coming after you.

Yet.

Hannity told The Journal that he and Cohen "have been friends a long time" and that he had "sought legal advice" from him.

Anybody who's been friends with Michael Cohen for a long time has some shit to hide.

During his Monday radio show, Hannity said he had used eight attorneys in his life and insisted he "never retained" Cohen "in the traditional sense."

In the traditional sense.

But Hannity said he asked Cohen "brief" legal questions, adding that [he] may have handed Cohen $10 and said, "I want privilege to cover me about this conversation."

What!?! We're supposed to believe that? Ten dollars!? That won't get your mail opened by an attorney's secretary and placed on his desk.  And why would you have to pay an attorney for privilege to cover you?  There are laws covering attorney/client privilege.  It's not something you pay for.

Jesus. You'd think he could come up with something better than that. He's had plenty of time to consider the possibility that this would come out.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

* UPDATE:  This from an attorney:

One would think so.  And, nope.  They just blurted it out.  I wonder if Hannity has a case to sue.