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Kai Bird, Author: Roy Cohn, the man who shaped Trump?

Kai Bird, Author: Roy Cohn, the man who shaped Trump?

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Author Kai Bird on Roy Cohn, the lawyer and mentor who shaped Trump’s approach to power

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“He had no guardrails. He had no rules. He told Donald Trump, you
know, when criticised, attack, attack, attack, deny, deny deny,
always go on the offensive, never apologise. And Trump, when he
met Roy Cohn, he began mimicing how he talked.”

BBC Newsnight presenter Paddy O’Connell, speaks to author Kai
Bird about Roy Cohn, Donald Trump’s former lawyer and mentor.
Cohn rose to prominence as Senator Joe McCarthy’s chief counsel
in the early 1950s, helping drive the campaign against alleged
communists in the United States.

Decades later, he became Donald Trump’s lawyer and mentor shaping
his approach to power.

In an interview with BBC Newsnight, Kai argues that Cohn’s
lessons in attacking, denying and never apologising provided a
blueprint for Trump’s political life. The Interview brings you
conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the
world. The best interviews coming from the BBC, including
episodes with Google CEO Sundar Pichai and author Maggie
O’Farrell. You can listen on the BBC World Service on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to The
Interview as a podcast, out three times a week on BBC Sounds or
wherever you get your podcasts. Presenter: Paddy O’Connell
Producer: Osman Iqbal Editor: Farhana Haider

(Image: Kai Bird. Credit: Getty)