Even Though He Doesn't Consider Himself a Journalist, Sean Hannity Scored a Major Scoop With Rudy Giuliani

The two discussed the $130,000 payment to Stephanie Clifford

Sean Hannity, cable news’s most-watched TV host, said he doesn’t consider himself a journalist, as he colorfully explained on Twitter in 2016. But Wednesday night on his show, he unintentionally landed a major scoop when President Donald Trump’s new attorney Rudy Giuliani sat down for an hour-long interview.

Toward the end of the program, the two discussed the $130,000 payment Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen made to Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels.

“A settlement payment which is a very regular thing for lawyers to do,” Giuliani called it, adding, “That was money that was paid by his lawyer, the way I would do out of his law firm funds or whatever funds, it doesn’t matter.

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