New biography explores Roy Cohn's influence on Trump's legal tactics
Kai Bird's book traces how the controversial lawyer's strategies shaped Donald Trump's approach to litigation and denial.
A new biography by Kai Bird examines Roy Cohn's career and his influence on Donald Trump, according to NPR. The book details Cohn's legal playbook, which Bird says included tactics such as denial, delay, attacking opponents, filing lawsuits and countersuits, refusing to admit defeat, avoiding bill payments and concealing a paper trail.
Cohn was a prominent lawyer who rose to prominence during Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist investigations in the 1950s before later becoming Trump's legal advisor.
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