Stephen Colbert was overwhelmed by the news that lawyers for Michael Cohen, President Trump's personal attorney, said he had done business with the Fox News personality Sean Hannity as well. CreditCBS

Hannity and Cohen

The legal team for Michael Cohen, President Trump's personal lawyer, said on Monday that the Fox News host Sean Hannity was a former client of his — setting off a denial from Hannity and a gleeful reaction from Stephen Colbert. The "Late Show" host slumped blissfully into a chair after telling his audience the news, cradling a glass of celebratory red wine in his hand.

Then he dug into Fox News.

"How did Fox News let him on the air with this massive conflict of interest? Did he not tell them? Or did he tell them and they just ignored it? I'm going to go with the first one, because I know Sean Hannity, and delivering factual information is not his strong suit." — STEPHEN COLBERT

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Colbert played a clip in which Hannity scolds other members of the media for "spinning out of control" with their coverage of Cohen's work for Trump.

"I gotta agree with Sean on this one: The media is spinning out of control. Did you hear about this guy on Fox News who's defending Cohen without revealing that it's his lawyer, too? That's crazy!" — STEPHEN COLBERT

NY Times, April 17, 2018

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April 17, 2018