Roy Cohn

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Roy Cohn was a controversial American lawyer and political fixer best known for his role as Senator Joseph McCarthy’s chief counsel during the Red Scare and later as a mentor to Donald Trump.

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instanceOf American lawyer
human
political fixer
birthName Roy Marcus Cohn NERFINISHED
burialPlace Union Field Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath AIDS-related complications
controversial true
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1927-02-20
dateOfDeath 1986-08-02
dateOfDisbarment 1986-07
disbarred true
educatedAt Columbia College, Columbia University NERFINISHED
Columbia Law School
employer United States Department of Justice
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans NERFINISHED
familyName Cohn NERFINISHED
givenName Roy NERFINISHED
hasInfluenced Donald Trump NERFINISHED
contemporary conservative political tactics
knownFor aggressive legal tactics
anti-communist investigations
influence in New York political and business circles
mannerOfDeath death from complications of AIDS
memberOf Republican Party NERFINISHED
notableCase prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
notableClient Donald Trump NERFINISHED
Rupert Murdoch NERFINISHED
Various New York real estate developers
notableFor involvement in the Red Scare
mentoring Donald Trump
role as chief counsel to Senator Joseph McCarthy
occupation lawyer
political consultant
prosecutor
participatedIn Second Red Scare NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Manhattan
New York City
placeOfDeath Beth Israel Medical Center NERFINISHED
New York City
portrayedIn Angels in America NERFINISHED
positionHeld assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York NERFINISHED
chief counsel to Senator Joseph McCarthy
reasonForDisbarment unethical and unprofessional conduct
religion Judaism
sexualOrientation homosexual
workLocation New York City
Washington, D.C.

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