Sean Hannity Named As Lawyer Michael Cohen's Mysterious Third Client

Fox News personality Sean Hannity has been named as the third, previously secret client of Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal attorney.

The revelation was made during a hearing Monday at a federal court in New York City, where Mr Cohen and his lawyers are attempting to stop the FBI from reviewing dozens of electronic devices and documents that were seized last week during a raid on Mr Cohen's office, home, and hotel room.

Following the court revelations, Hannity released a statement that he had "brief discussions" with Mr Cohen before, but that the lawyer had never represented him as an attorney.

Along with President Trump and Hannity, court documents show that Mr Cohen has represented former Republican National Committee deputy finance chair Elliott Broidy, who stepped down from that post last week after it was reported that Mr Cohen had facilitated a $1.6 million payment to a pregnant, former Playboy playmate in 2017. Mr Broidy acknowledged that he had a "consensual relationship" with the Playmate in a statement, but said she made the decision to end her pregnancy on her own, and that he offered to help her fund the procedure.

The release of Hannity's name was a surprise, since Cohen's lawyer wrote to the court on Monday morning that he would appeal any order to reveal the name of Cohen's mystery client: