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June 20, 2016 08:23 pm PDT

How Joseph McCarthy's trusted hitman Roy Cohn became Donald Trumps mentor

May 3, 1954: Senator Joseph McCarthy (R.Wis), is helped by Senate Investigations subcommittee Counsel Roy Cohn, right.

He's been called one of the most loathsome characters in American history. Roy Cohn made his bones working as a prosecutor in the Rosenberg espionage case, and served as Senator Joseph McCarthy's right-hand man for years. He helped send the Rosenbergs to the electric chair for spying, and helped Richard Nixon become president.

Roy Cohn was also Donald Trumps lawyer and mentor for 13 years.

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