Jay Sekulow claims special counsel was appointed on “evidence that was illegally distributed ”

From the July 11 edition of Fox News' Hannity:

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SEAN HANNITY (HOST): Here is what's the amazing thing: We've got Ukraine. We've got the Bibi Netanyahu, Obama tried to impact that election. We've got the MI-6, the intelligence guy from Great Britain, his dossier -- who paid for that? And then we've got real crimes, for example, do you believe or have any doubt that Hillary Clinton committed crimes, mishandling and destroying classified top secret special access program information? 

JAY SEKULOW:  I mean, look, we could start with the server that was held in the townhouse in Colorado. Then you go to what James Comey said when he saw the evidence -- that it was extreme carelessness, which, by the way, is the definition of gross negligence, which is what the criminal statute has for mishandling.

Then let's talk about James Comey. And add him to this. Here's a guy that leaks information. I mean, think about this. He leaks information --

HANNITY: Classified.

SEKULOW: -- based on conversations he had with the president of the United States, leaks them to go to a reporter, through a friend of his at Columbia Law School, who then -- for the sole purpose of doing what? Obtaining a special counsel, which ends up getting appointed.

So, basically, look at this, Sean. The special counsel is appointed based on evidence that was illegally distributed. Think about that for a moment with the legitimacy of this entire process. And instead, what we've got now is Donald Trump Jr. comes forward, releases all the emails, the email chains. And the media is in a frenzy because he released the emails. Unlike the opposition, who did not. 

Previously:

Donald Trump Jr. is ready for his close-up (with lickspittle Sean Hannity)

CNN's Tapper: Emails released by Trump Jr. are “evidence of willingness to commit collusion.”

CNN's Gloria Borger: Trump Jr.'s emails show “the Russian government ... was trying to help Donald Trump, period.”