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Part Two: Roy Cohn: The Man Who Made Donald Trump

Behind the Bastards

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The Mafia Connections of Roy Cohn

Roy Cohn's mafia connections came in handy when his new buddy, Donald Trump, needed a favor. While other developers were urging the FBI to take down the mafia, Trump bought its concrete at artificially high prices. According to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Johnston, Trump received an exchange to smoothly operating worksite from the construction union.

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