Roy Cohn
American lawyer (1927-1985) · United States · On the map · Writers
Roy Marcus Cohn was an American lawyer, prosecutor, and conservative political activist. He first gained fame as a prosecutor of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in their trials (1952-1953) and as Senator Joseph McCarthy's chief counsel during the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954.
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Ethel and Julius Rosenberg after their jury conviction in 1951
Roy Cohn, Joseph McCarthy, and G. David Schine in 1953
Senator Joseph McCarthy chats with Cohn at the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954
Cohn with President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan at the White House in 1982
President Reagan meets with Rupert Murdoch, Roy Cohn, and Thomas Bolan at the White House in 1983
Cohn (left) as a political aide at the Steinbrenner event in 1980About this person
Cohn had been assisting McCarthy's investigations of suspected communists. In the 1970s and during the 1980s, he became a prominent legal and political fixer in New York City. He represented and mentored Donald Trump during Trump's early business career.
