The political fixer created a career for himself as a self-promoting, ubiquitous hustler. Like Trump, he got away with it by having the right friends. Most New Yorkers, if they remember the name at ...
Donald Trump's biopic The Apprentice launched in 2024reportedlyrevealed his relationship with one of the most influential and ruthless lawyers named Roy Cohn. The lawyer was famous for his aggressive ...
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At this point in the Trumpian arc, we’re all too familiar with the president’s methods: Deny everything; apologize for nothing. Hog the spotlight. Counterattack, counterpunch, countersue. Always ...
A new book, "American Scoundrel," zeroes in on notorious lawyer Roy Cohn's connection to President Trump: how the two met, how they formed their partnership and the tremendous influence Cohn had on ...
Roy Cohn is the man who taught Donald Trump everything he knows. Kai Bird is the author of a new book on the infamous lawyer and joins The Weekend to discuss how Cohn is still influencing American ...
Rep. Chip Roy isn’t known for his touchy-feely approach to legislating. But as the staunch conservative is preparing to leave Congress at the end of the year, he’s raising difficult, philosophical ...
In Kai Bird's biography of Cohn, he looks at how the lawyer taught Trump how to deny, delay, attack, sue and countersue, never admit defeat, side-step paying bills and avoid a paper trail. This is ...
For decades, Roy Cohn operated at the center of American power, from his work with Sen. Joseph McCarthy to his role as a lawyer, political fixer and mentor to a young Donald Trump. Biographer Kai Bird ...
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This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Back when Donald Trump was getting his start as a real estate developer in his father's business, wanting to branch out from apartments in the burrows to more ...