Roy Cohn

Roy Cohn

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 and as Senator Joseph McCarthy's chief counsel during the Army–McCarthy hearings in 1954. 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. Cohn was born in the Bronx in New York City and educated at Columbia University. He rose to prominence as a U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor at the espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, where he successfully prosecuted the Rosenbergs, which led to their conviction and execution in 1953.

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• Entity:  Infobox

• Born:  Roy Marcus Cohn, February 20, 1927, New York City, U.s.
• Age at death:  59 Years
• Died:  August 2, 1986, Bethesda, Maryland, U.s.
• Cause of death:  Complications Due To Hiv/Aids
• Father:  Albert C. Cohn
• Relatives:  Joshua Lionel Cowen (Maternal Great-Uncle)
• Education:  Columbia University (Ba, Llb)
• Occupation:  Activist, Author, Lawyer, Political Campaign Staffer, Law Professor
• President:  Harry S. Truman
• Born:  20 February 1927
• Wikidata description:  American Lawyer (1927–1985)
• Wikidata label:  Roy Cohn
• Wikidata aliases:  Roy Cohn, Roy Marcus Cohn

• Related Topics:  Julius And Ethel Rosenberg, Bullying In The United States, United States Senate Lawyers, Ethical Culture Fieldston School Alumni, Mccarthyism, Horace Mann School Alumni, Old Right (United States)