Michael Cohen and related issues Master Thread

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Anonymous wrote:FOX NEWS statement on Hannity: "While FOX News was unaware of Sean Hannity's informal relationship with Michael Cohen and was surprised by the announcement in court yesterday, we have reviewed the matter and spoken to Sean and he continues to have our full support."

uh huh

so this is actual media bias

remember it

I am having the dissonant experience of jaw dropping surprise and also the met expectation that Fox is trash.

Yes, this is actual media bias.

+1 This is such an egregious case of conflict of interest Fox is losing all credibility by not at least suspending him.

Not even Fox News knew that conservative commentator Sean Hannity was a client of President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen until it was revealed in court Monday — and media ethics experts across the political spectrum are calling foul.

Hannity is the host of a primetime opinion show on Fox News, as well as a conservative talk radio show. He regularly discusses the president's legal affairs and has often defended Cohen amid his mounting legal conflicts, particularly in the wake of an April 9 raid on the lawyer's office and residence.

Hannity, an outspoken Trump supporter who has a warm relationship with the president, never disclosed on air that he received legal services from Cohen.

Samuel Freedman, a professor at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism specializing in media ethics, said Hannity's omission was "clearly an ethical violation."

"It's so blatant, it's not even a hard call," Freedman said, adding that he thinks Fox should cut ties with Hannity over the potential conflict of interest.

"I don't think they'll do it, but I think they should fire him," Freedman said. "This is a major breach."

It appeared to be a moot point Tuesday, however. Fox News said it still backed Hannity despite learning about his dealings with Cohen on Monday.

"While Fox News was unaware of Sean Hannity's informal relationship with Michael Cohen and was surprised by the announcement in court yesterday, we have reviewed the matter and spoken to Sean and he continues to have our full support," the cable channel said in a statement.

Fox has no credibility to lose.

[Anonymous]

If Cohen wasn’t really an attorney, how does he get attorney/client privilege? He claims he is a fixer like Ray Donovan.

[Anonymous]

Hannity also had legal relations with Sekolow and Toensing, who appeared on his show https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sean-hannity’s-ties-to-two-more-trump-connected-lawyers/ar-AAvZ92d?ocid=spartandhp

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"On May 25, 2017, KFAQ, a radio station based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, received a cease-and-desist letter signed by two lawyers for Hannity: Victoria Toensing and Jay Alan Sekulow. Toensing’s signature sits above her name and that of her husband Joseph E. diGenova, the members of diGenova and Toensing LLP, and she identifies herself as “Counsel for Sean Hannity,” "

[Anonymous]

Michael Cohen’s uncle ran El Caribe, the Brooklyn nightclub where the Russian mob ran their operations in the 70s and 80s.
http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/new-york/notorious-russian-mobster-home-article-1.3783151

[Anonymous]

Can someone explain to me how Fox hasn't fired Hannity and says that he "continues to have our full support."?? Isn't this a clear ethics violation? How can they claim to be anything other than a propaganda mechanism now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain to me how Fox hasn't fired Hannity and says that he "continues to have our full support."?? Isn't this a clear ethics violation? How can they claim to be anything other than a propaganda mechanism now?

1) you are assuming Fox has ethics
2) you are assuming Hannity has ethics
3) you are assuming regular Fox viewers care
4) Hannity is an "entertainer" not a journalist
5) Ethics, Schmethics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Michael Cohen’s uncle ran El Caribe, the Brooklyn nightclub where the Russian mob ran their operations in the 70s and 80s.
http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/new-york/notorious-russian-mobster-home-article-1.3783151

Ah, so it’s a family affair.

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Anonymous wrote:I would like to claim the reward.

So hilarious to threaten women with their newborns! Family values, amirite!

I think it is hilarious to make such a claim with absolutely no proof. Had that happened to me, I damn well would have contacted the police.
Color me skeptical.

Keep doubting Trump's scandals, all the way to the bitter end.

The fact is that lots of people don't report threats like this, because they can't actually protect you from an unknown person. You don't get a security detail because someone threatened you.

Now here’s a threat.

[Anonymous]

From twitter:

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Anonymous wrote:From twitter:

....Created by “Occupy Democrats.” Color me shocked.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:From twitter:

....Created by “Occupy Democrats.” Color me shocked.

What part of what’s asserted in that image is incorrect?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:From twitter:

....Created by “Occupy Democrats.” Color me shocked.

What part of what’s asserted in that image is incorrect?

If Donald Trump is a fake President, then who is the real President?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As you folks wet your pants with this “revelation,” the rest of us will wait for the evidence or proof that Hannity’s connection to Cohen is anything nefarious or unethical. He has just stated on his radio show that he has never had him on retainer, he never represented Hannity in any court filings, and any dealings he had with him did not involve a third party.

I think this will go down as another instance of news that gets liberals all worked up in a hot mess, but turns out to be a nothing burger.

So you think it's no big deal for a journalist to defend Cohen, condemn the investigation of Cohen, and fail to disclose that they have a relationship with Cohen?

Imagine if Rachel Maddow did the same thing with Obama or Hillary and an attorney.

[Anonymous]

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/04/michael-cohen-arranged-usd1-6-million-nda-for-rnc-official-playboy-model.html

So one of Cohen's specialties is covering up an abortion..... interesting