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Fox News supports Sean Hannity after learning he's a client of Michael Cohen

NEW YORK - Fox News host Sean Hannity is under fire over the courtroom revelation Monday that he is a client of President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen, a relationship never made known to viewers of his nightly program or his bosses.

The failure to make such a disclosure while covering or commenting on such a story would ordinarily be a major breach at any journalism organization. But Hannity will not suffer any immediate consequences for it beyond the shaming by other commentators and journalists.

Fox News issued a statement supporting Hannity on Tuesday despite having just learned that

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