'American Scoundrel' traces Roy Cohn's playbook from McCarthyism to Trump
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.
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RegionsUnited States
Published2 d ago (Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:14:06 GMT)
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AuthorTerry Gross