Sean Hannity appears to have been as friendly to Paul Manafort in real life as he has been on TV, newly-unsealed text messages reveal. A series of messages between the Fox News host and former Donald Trump campaign chairman detail a number of commiserating exchanges regarding Manafort’s legal challenges, including one that raised a judge’s concern.

“The media is trying to split me with DT and family by lies and untruths,” Manafort wrote to Hannity in August 2017, according to court documents released Friday. For his part, Hannity, one of Trump’s most visible cheerleaders, was nothing but supportive. “I pray that God give you grace and peace in this difficult moment,” Hannity later wrote back. “If you ever just want to talk, grab dinner, vent, strategize—whatever, I am here. I know this is very hard. Stand tall and strong.”

Manafort is serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence after being convicted of federal conspiracy and fraud-related charges brought as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign.

While there’s nothing entirely shocking about media figures with a friendly rapport, it appears the judge presiding over Manafort’s case in Washington, D.C., Judge Amy Berman Jackson, had concerns Manafort’s attorney, Kevin Downing was feeding information to Hannity. “Sean, per our conversation this morning, my attorney—Kevin Downing—will call you at 11:30 am tomorrow,” Manafort wrote in late January 2019. “He will update you on what we are doing and how it connects to your reporting.” Hannity responds with glee, “Awesome. I asked him to feed me every day. . . . HE HAS TO SEND ME STUFF.”

According to unsealed filings, Berman summoned Downing to answer for the exchanges in March, to which he told the judge that despite a brief introductory conversation with the Fox News anchor, “I did not feed information to Mr. Hannity.” Berman apparently found no evidence Downing and Hannity communicated further, though Hannity invited both Downing and Manafort to appear on his show in late October 2017. “I’m sick of these lies. COME ON WITH ME WITH YOUR ATTY BEFORE THEY TRY AND ATTACK U MORE,” Hannity wrote after Manafort texted him compliments during an airing.

For his part, Hannity broadly defended the text exchanges in a tweet Friday night. “My view of the Special Counsel investigation and the treatment of Paul Manafort were made clear every day to anyone who listens to my radio show or watches my TV show,” he wrote.

In other occasions, Hannity inquired why Manafort didn’t seek out a “sweetheart deal” comparable to that of Rick Gates, an associate of Manafort and the campaign’s who pleaded guilty to both conspiracy and lying to FBI agents. “They would want me to give up Dt or family, esp JK. I would never do that,” Manafort wrote in March of 2018, referring to Donald Trump and (seemingly) senior adviser Jared Kushner. Hannity responded, “Understand. There is nothing to give up on DT,” but seemed uncertain “What did JK do?”

Manafort concludes, “Nothing, just like I did nothing. They will want me to make s--- up on both. I will never do that.”