Bloomberg Law
April 18, 2018, 7:43 PM UTC

Cohen Docs, ‘Hannity’ Judge No Stranger to Controversy

Patrick Gregory

• Reagan appointee will decide how Cohen documents reviewed

• Sentenced Republican legislator to prison for corruption in 2016

The judge who ordered President Donald Trump’s attorney to reveal the identity of possible client Sean Hannity has plenty of experience dealing with headline-grabbing disputes involving politicians.

Judge Kimba M. Wood, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, will decide how documents seized from the offices of Trump attorney Michael Cohen are reviewed.

Less than two years before she ordered Cohen’s own legal counsel to disclose Hannity’s identity, Wood sentenced former New York Senate Majority Leader ...

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