Pro-Trump media attack judge in Michael Cohen case after Sean Hannity is revealed as his client
Agenda-driven right-wing figures and online media outlets are using their platforms to try to discredit Judge Kimba Wood, a federal judge overseeing the case of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen, currently under scrutiny for possible bank fraud and wire fraud . Right-wing media started targeting Wood after she ordered Cohen to disclose the name of his anonymous legal client on the basis that there was no legal ground to withhold it; the client turned out to be Fox News anchor Sean Hannity . Far-right Twitter trolls, conservative writers, and Fox News commentators -- among others -- dug into Wood’s past, scandalized her ties to Democrats, and attacked her for training as a Playboy bunny while in law school.
This is a familiar tactic for right-wing media figures, who regularly attempt to defame any judge with whom they disagree. Right-wing media have also launched a full-on offensive against special counsel Robert Mueller and his team’s investigation into ties between the Trump orbit and Russian officials. Here are some of the things these figures and outlets have claimed undermine Wood’s credibility:
She trained for five days in college as a Playboy bunny
True Pundit : “Cohen’s Judge & Stormy Daniels Have Much in Common: Playboy Bunny Judge Worked for Hugh Hefner”
Infowars’ Jerome Corsi : Wood “worked as a Playboy Bunny at a Playboy casino in 1966.”
She officiated at George Soros’ wedding in 2013
Infowars : “No Joke: Judge Who Forced Cohen to ID Hannity Performed Soros Wedding”
Conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec : Sean Hannity was “ doxed by Liberal Judge ” who was at George Soros’ wedding.
Right-wing troll Mike Cernovich : "On the same day that Soros-funded Media Matters announces a boycott, The judge who performed Soros' wedding names Sean Hannity as a Michael Cohen client. TOTAL COINCIDENCE."
The Daily Wire’s Ryan Saavedra : “The judge who ordered @SeanHannity's name to be released performed the wedding for far-left billionaire George Soros.”
Fox News host Melissa Francis : “Kimba Wood taking time away from Michael Cohen matter to perform George Soros wedding.”
She was considered by the Clintons for attorney general
Conservative commentator Jeffrey Lord : Bill and Hillary Clinton “pressed to make [Wood] Attorney General.”
FrontPage Magazine : “Judge Kimba Wood was Bill Clinton's nominee for Attorney General. But then her nomination fell apart over her employment of an illegal alien and the Playboy thing. ... It's a safe bet that Judge Kimba Wood might harbor some resentment toward Republicans."
Fox’s Sebastian Gorka : Wood “is a Clinton confidante who was chosen by Hillary to be AG. The #DEEPstate is real.”
Right-wing radio host Mark Simone : “Michael Cohen's bad luck was getting a judge from the Clinton administration.To give you an idea of her politics - Kimba Wood was chosen by the Clinton's to be Attorney General and she performed George Soros's wedding.”
American Thinker : Wood “was Bill Clinton's second choice to be attorney general. … Is this amazingly great luck for the Mueller-U.S. attorney tag team or what?”
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Pretty much every right wing nut job media is represented in this list. Proof the judge must be ok.
Lawrence O'Donnell PREDICTED last night that conservative media would complain today that the judge had been a Playboy bunny for five days 52 years ago.
He's pretty good, eh?
He did nail it last night.
Wood received a B.A. from Connecticut College in 1965. She received a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics in 1966. While in London, she spent five days training as a Playboy bunny.