Following the bombshell disclosure, Hannity sought to distance himself from Cohen in a series of tweets.
"Michael Cohen has never represented me in any matter," Hannity wrote on Twitter. "I never retained him, received an invoice, or paid legal fees. I have occasionally had brief discussions with him about legal questions about which I wanted his input and perspective."
Unlike Hannity, Cohen's other two legal clients — Trump and Elliott Broidy, the Republican fundraiser for whom Cohen helped negotiate a $1.6 million payment to a former Playboy model — allowed themselves to be identified as Cohen's clients.
Hannity received criticism after the revelation, due to his monologues on his show — in which he railed against the FBI's raid on Cohen's properties — without noting that he was one of his clients.
"In response to some wild speculation, let me make clear that I did not ask Michael Cohen to bring this proceeding on my behalf, I have no personal interest in this proceeding, and, in fact, asked that my de minimis discussions with Michael Cohen, which dealt almost exclusively about real estate, not be made a part of this proceeding." Hannity said on Twitter.