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'''Roy Marcus Cohn''' ({{IPAc-en|k|oʊ|n}}; February 20, 1927 – August 2, 1986) was a US attorney. During Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]]'s investigations into [[Communist]] activity in the [[United States]] during the [[Second Red Scare]], Cohn served as McCarthy's chief counsel and gained special prominence during the [[Army–McCarthy hearings]].
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'''Roy Marcus Cohn''' was a US attorney. During Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]]'s investigations into [[Communist]] activity in the [[United States]] during the [[Second Red Scare]], Cohn served as McCarthy's chief counsel and gained special prominence during the [[Army–McCarthy hearings]].
  
 
He was also known for being a [[U.S. Department of Justice]] prosecutor at the espionage trial of [[Julius and Ethel Rosenberg]] and later for representing [[Donald Trump]] during his [[Business career of Donald Trump|early business career]].
 
He was also known for being a [[U.S. Department of Justice]] prosecutor at the espionage trial of [[Julius and Ethel Rosenberg]] and later for representing [[Donald Trump]] during his [[Business career of Donald Trump|early business career]].
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Revision as of 14:00, 19 November 2021

Person.png Roy Cohn   Cavdef SpartacusRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(lawyer, deep state operative)
BornRoy Marcus Cohn
1927-02-20
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died1986-08-02 (Age 59)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Alma materHorace Mann School, Fieldston School, Columbia College, Columbia Law School
Parents • Dora Marcus
• Albert C. Cohn
Member ofWestern Goals Foundation
PartyDemocratic

Roy Marcus Cohn was a US attorney. During Senator Joseph McCarthy's investigations into Communist activity in the United States during the Second Red Scare, Cohn served as McCarthy's chief counsel and gained special prominence during the Army–McCarthy hearings.

He was also known for being a U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor at the espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and later for representing Donald Trump during his early business career.

“My idea of real power is not people who hold office. They're here today and gone tomorrow. Power means the ability to get things done. It stems from friendship in my case.”
Roy Cohn (1979)  [1]

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