June bug wrote: ↑Tue Apr 17, 2018 3:49 pm
Honestly, I suspect "there is no there there", at least no meaningful "there". I think it's more just typical Hannity arrogance and pride; he knew he'd be subject to ridicule and taunts and his own thin skin didn't want to deal with that. Since he thinks he's entitled anyway, he demanded to be protected from it.
I don't often disagree with the bug, but -
1. Hannity is worth $80 million or so, and can afford a good real estate lawyer.
2. Cohen doesn't represent real estate investors or have a practice in real estate. Excluding Hannity, he had 2 clients in the past year, and in both cases he was hired as a fixer to stop a "bimbo eruption" from becoming public. He may own some real estate, but that's different than having a legal practice in the field.
3. Hannity, Cohen, and all Cohen's lawyers knew there was a chance that Cohen would be forced to hork up Hannity's name in court, but Hannity was obviously unprepared to handle it. It took him several hours to come up with the "brief discussions about real estate" explanation. If it was the truth, he could have said that immediately.
I don't know what the truth is, but I know 110% for a fact that "brief discussions about real estate" is a load of horseshit.