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Source: 30dB.com – Sean%20Hannity
Cohen, who is under investigation for possible bank fraud and campaign finance law violations, tried to keep it confidential, but now the whole world knows that Fox News host Sean Hannity was his secret client. Lately, Hannity has spent plenty of airtime on Cohen, prompting cries of conflict of interest from all corners of the Internet. On Twitter, users are begging Fox News to fire Hannity, and 75 percent of sentiments around the conservative commentator are negative. But Fox News released a statement on Tuesday afternoon saying Hannity had its “full support.” The network also said that it wasn’t aware of the relationship between Cohen and Hannity until the public reveal. After the statement dropped, Erik Wemple pointed out in his Washington Post blog that the network may be underestimating itself. After all, he wrote, conservative news mainstay Bill O’Reilly was kicked out amid sexual harassment scandals and Fox News lost almost no viewers. “So there’s no need to be cowed by Sean Hannity,” Wemple said. –Hugo Guzman, Image: Twitter / @SeanHannity
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