AMERICA-US POLITICS: NEW YORK – Trump’s personal lawyer names mystery client in court: Sean Hannity

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen exits a hotel in New York City, U.S., April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen revealed in court that Fox News host Sean Hannity was one of his clients after a federal judge overruled his effort to withhold the client’s identity.
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Stormy Daniels puts her shoe back on after passing though a security screening in New York City

Adult-film actress Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, puts her shoe back on after passing though a security screening, as she arrives at federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 16, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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Cohen, Trump’s fiercely loyal and pugnacious lawyer, was in court to ask a judge to limit the ability of federal prosecutors to review documents seized from him last week through a warrant as part of a criminal investigation.

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Stormy Daniels enters federal court in Manhattan

Stormy Daniels enters federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 16, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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Cohen has argued that some of the seized documents are protected by attorney-client privilege or otherwise unconnected to the investigation, but Judge Kimba Wood rejected his efforts to mask a client Cohen had said wanted to avoid publicity.

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Stormy Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti leaves federal court in Manhattan

Stormy Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti leaves federal court surrounded by news media in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 16, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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“I understand if he doesn’t want his name out there, but that’s not enough under the law,” Wood said, before ordering a lawyer for Cohen to disclose the name.

Sean Hannity is a conservative television host known for passionately advocating for Trump on his Fox News show.

(Reporting by Brendan Pierson, Karen Freifeld and Jonathan Stempel in New York, Writing by Jonathan Allen, Editing by Susan Thomas and Rosalba O’Brien)

By Brendan Pierson, Karen Freifeld and Jonathan Stempel

 

  By Brendan Pierson, Karen Freifeld and Jonathan StempelReuters
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