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How Roy Cohn shaped Donald Trump
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September 1, 2026
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2:27Now PlayingRoy Cohn, the mastermind behind McCarthyism, had a profound influence on a young Donald Trump. Kai Bird, co-author of "American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump", joins Peter Alexander to explain how Cohn molded Trump into the president we know today.
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