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

Behind the Bastards

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Roy Cohn, Barter, and Swap Exchange

As a rich kid, Roy's peers were from similarly august backgrounds. His best buddy grew up to be owned the National Enquirer. And then Roy became Donald Trump's good friend. He ran what his biographer calls the Roy Cohn, barter, and swap exchange while he was in junior high school. This was an influence and information peddling racket.

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