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'American Scoundrel' traces Roy Cohn's playbook from McCarthyism to Trump

'American Scoundrel' traces Roy Cohn's playbook from McCarthyism to Trump
NPR News Thursday 17 September 2026, 16:14 UTC By Terry Gross 1 min read
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'American Scoundrel' traces Roy Cohn's playbook from McCarthyism to Trump 'American Scoundrel' traces Roy Cohn's playbook from McCarthyism to Trump Audio will be available later today. 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.

'American Scoundrel' traces Roy Cohn's playbook from McCarthyism to Trump 'American Scoundrel' traces Roy Cohn's playbook from McCarthyism to Trump Audio will be available later today. 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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