The criminal investigation against President Trump's lawyer has revealed that Fox News host Sean Hannity owns millions of dollars worth of real estate across several states.

According to the Guardian, documents obtained from Trump lawyer Michael Cohen show Hannity has links to several shell companies that bought $90 million on 877 residential properties across seven states.

"Hannity is the hidden owner behind some of the shell companies and his attorney did not dispute that he owns all of them," the Guardian reported.

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The Guardian said documents also show Hannity had "support" from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, but didn't explain what kind of support. But it noted that Hannity praised HUD Secretary Ben Carson on his show in 2017, without disclosing these links.

“I know you’ve done a good job,” Hannity told Carson when he appeared on his show in June.

Hannity's lawyer, Christopher Reeves, told the Guardian he would "struggle to find any relevance" in records outlining Hannity's property holdings, and said Hannity prefers to keep his "legal and personal financial issues private."

Cohen's lawyers revealed in court that Hannity is one of Cohen's clients, but Hannity has said he never formally retained him, and sought him out informally for advice.

Hannity later defended his investments in a statement to the Washington Examiner:

“It is ironic that I am being attacked for investing my personal money in communities that badly need such investment and in which, I am sure, those attacking me have not invested their money,” he said. “The fact is, these are investments that I do not individually select, control, or know the details about; except that obviously I believe in putting my money to work in communities that otherwise struggle to receive such support.”

“I have never discussed with anybody at HUD the original loans that were obtained in the Obama years, nor the subsequent refinance of such loans, as they are a private matter. I had no role in, or responsibility for, any HUD involvement in any of these investments. I can say that every rigorous process and strict standard of improvement requirements were followed; all were met, fulfilled and inspected,” Hannity said.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/sean-hannitys-secret-real-estate-empire-revealed-by-michael-cohen-investigation-report

libs IRATE for some reason.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3957550&forum_id=2#35902219)

But it noted that Hannity praised HUD Secretary Ben Carson on his show in 2017, without disclosing these links.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3957550&forum_id=2#35902231)

Edit: NM it is. JFC

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3957550&forum_id=2#35902290)

Just casually slipped in as if this is completely normal.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3957550&forum_id=2#35902304)

And the Fed gov officials seem content to turn a blind eye to anything that attacks Trump.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3957550&forum_id=2#35902367)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3957550&forum_id=2#35902996)

All you need to know is that their official position on their website is that the Second Amendment does not apply to individuals.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3957550&forum_id=2#35903306)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3957550&forum_id=2#35903391)

and then they have rent assistance and he's supposably for small government yet takes $! from the government

he's not in it to help minorities, just to take advantage of them

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3957550&forum_id=2#35902883)

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/apr/22/michael-cohen-sean-hannity-property-real-estate-ben-carson-hud

When Sean Hannity was named in court this week as a client of Donald Trump’s embattled legal fixer Michael Cohen, the Fox News host insisted their discussions had been limited to the subject of buying property.

“I’ve said many times on my radio show: I hate the stock market, I prefer real estate. Michael knows real estate,” Hannity said on television, a few hours after the dramatic hearing in Manhattan, where Cohen is under criminal investigation.

Hannity’s chosen investment strategy is confirmed by thousands of pages of public records reviewed by the Guardian, which detail a real estate portfolio of remarkable scale that has not previously been reported.

The records link Hannity to a group of shell companies that spent at least $90m on more than 870 homes in seven states over the past decade. The properties range from luxurious mansions to rentals for low-income families. Hannity is the hidden owner behind some of the shell companies and his attorney did not dispute that he owns all of them.

Dozens of the properties were bought at a discount in 2013, after banks foreclosed on their previous owners for defaulting on mortgages. Before and after then, Hannity sharply criticised Barack Obama for the US foreclosure rate. In January 2016, Hannity said there were “millions more Americans suffering under this president” partly because of foreclosures.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3957550&forum_id=2#35909849)

Hannity owns multifamily properties. Given his level of income (and ability to get HUD loans, apparently), that number is not surprising. To call them "homes" is also mis-leading. Some of these appear to be garden apartment complexes with hundreds of units each. And if you can afford it, MF is a fairly safe investment compared to other real estate (depending on location).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3957550&forum_id=2#35902353)

180, Hannity.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3957550&forum_id=2#35902626)

I'd be saying the same thing if this happened to some lib media personality whose attorney's office was raided for some other purpose and leaked to the press. Its simply fucked up.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3957550&forum_id=2#35903145)

but this TV talking head getting slandered in the leftist media is really crossing the line. this is just too much for you huh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3957550&forum_id=2#35903255)

The mortgage/HELOCs are publicly recorded.

The deeds are publicly recorded.

The timing is no doubt because of the Cohen raid/disclosure Hannity was a client, but this is shit that could have been dug up years ago had anyone cared.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3957550&forum_id=2#35909871)

It is ironic that I am being attacked for investing my personal money in communities that badly need such investment and in which, I am sure, those attacking me have not invested their money. The fact is, these are investments that I do not individually select, control, or know the details about; except that obviously I believe in putting my money to work in communities that otherwise struggle to receive such support.

I have never discussed with anybody at HUD the original loans that were obtained in the Obama years, nor the subsequent refinance of such loans, as they are a private matter. I had no role in, or responsibility for, any HUD involvement in any of these investments. I can say that every rigorous process and strict standard of improvement requirements were followed; all were met, fulfilled and inspected.

The LLC’s are REAL companies that spend real investment money on real properties.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3957550&forum_id=2#35911762)