New Roy Cohn biography renews comparisons between Cohn and Stephen Miller
The gist
A new Roy Cohn biography by Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark has revived coverage of the late lawyer.
Commentators are comparing Trump's new chief of staff Stephen Miller to Cohn.
How it unfolded
- 1953The US executed Julius and Ethel Rosenberg on charges of conspiring to pass atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets; their sons, then 6 and 10, have spent a half-century requesting documents Cohn used to build the case.
- 1973Cohn met Trump and became his legal counsel as Trump sought to expand his property portfolio from Queens into Manhattan.
- 1986After being found guilty of unethical conduct, Cohn was barred from practising law; he died of AIDS-related complications in August 1986, two months after losing his law license.
Key terms
- McCarthy-era
- Period in the early 1950s U.S. marked by anti-communist accusations and political persecution associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy.
- federal prosecutor
- Chief federal law enforcement officer and prosecutor representing the U.S. government in one of the 94 federal judicial districts.
- FOIA
- Laws requiring government agencies to disclose records and information to the public upon request.
Source: Wikipedia