Prime Only Members-Only Article
Backgrounder

Making Sense of Hannity’s Weird Evasions

|
April 16, 2018 6:02 p.m.
THE BACKCHANNEL
FREE EDITION
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.
NEW!
A FREE email newsletter from Josh Marshall An email newsletter from Josh Marshall

Let me share a few points about Sean Hannity being a client of Michael Cohen. We have the details here. But here are some things to consider. Cohen (or rather Cohen’s lawyer on his behalf) said in court that Hannity was his client. This was followed by Hannity making a number of public statements severely limiting the sense in which he might be Cohen’s client while also affirming that he is, in fact, Cohen’s client. You can’t have it both ways. And yet it appears very important to Hannity to do so.

This is a members-only article
Small Team. Big Results.
We’re proud of what our small newsroom has accomplished and it’s not hyperbole when we say that without our members, none of this would be possible.
Free memberships available for students and those experiencing financial hardship.
Already a member? SIGN IN
Masthead Masthead
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Executive Editor:
Managing Editor:
Associate Editor:
Editor at Large:
General Counsel:
Publisher:
Head of Product:
Director of Technology:
Associate Publisher:
Front End Developer:
Senior Designer: