Cohn referred to Donald Trump as his best friend. Cohn told journalists that Trump phoned him 15 to 20 times a day [ 11 ] and according to Christine Seymour, his long-time switchboard operator, Trump was the last person to speak to Cohn on the phone before he died in 1986.

Sep 19, 2019 · The Final Lesson Donald Trump Never Learned From Roy Cohn. The unrepentant political hitman who taught a younger Trump how to flout the rules didn’t get away with it forever.

May 17, 2024 · As new film The Apprentice premieres at the Cannes Film Festival, a look at the cultural afterlife of political hitman Roy Cohn, who was Donald Trump's mentor in his early career – teaching...

Jun 18, 2020 · The Story of Roy Cohn, filmmaker Ivy Meeropol (the granddaughter of the Rosenbergs) explores the man's life and legacy, from the "open secret" of his sexuality, to his connection with Donald...

Jun 28, 2017 · Lawyer Roy Cohn and Donald Trump at the opening of Manhattan’s Trump Tower, 1983. By Sonia Moskowitz. “Donald calls me 15 to 20 times a day,” Roy Cohn told me on the day we met. “He...

May 22, 2024 · Roy Cohn was a controversial New York-based lawyer best known for being Senator Joseph McCarthy’s chief counsel during the 1954 Army McCarthy hearings. Interestingly, he had a special...

Mar 5, 2020 · From McCarthyism to mob ties and the tutelage of Donald Trump — Roy Cohn was an unscrupulous bastard by any objective measure. To understand how he so deftly navigated American politics throughout the decades, an in-depth look is imperative.

Jan 27, 2017 · The late Roy Cohn, who represented the real estate mogul in a 1970s discrimination lawsuit, is the friend and mentor credited with teaching the new President some of his best tricks.

Sep 24, 2024 · Donald Trump took a different path — one that would shape his approach to life, business and, ultimately, politics. As the embedded excerpt from The Choice 2024 examines, Trump sought out...

Jan 23, 2025 · Roy Cohn was a lawyer and a controversial public figure who rose to prominence through his alliance with U.S. Sen. Joe McCarthy and his tenacious legal representation of high-profile clients, including businessman and future U.S. president Donald Trump, shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, and organized-crime leaders, such as Anthony (‘Fat ...