Fox News host Sean Hannity is speaking out following a report that he purchased discounted and foreclosed properties as investment tools through shell companies, all the while receiving support from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Hannity talk show host, in a statement Monday , defended his choice to not publicly disclose what he described as his personal investments.

His real estate portfolio was disclosed by The Guardian on Sunday, following an investigation into President Donald Trump s attorney, Michael Cohen, whom Hannity had undisclosed ties to before his name surfaced in court last week. Hannity had said last week that he was not a client of Cohens but had sought his advice on real estate. Among the documents the FBI seized from Cohen were details on the real estate investments.

In his statement, Hannity said that he did not individually select, control or know the details about the real estate investments that he made but that they were going to communities that he said badly need such investment.