Roy Cohn was a man that wore a lot of different, often controversial hats. He was a lawyer that prosecuted the infamous “atomic spies” case, resulting in the executions of the married couple at the center. Cohn was also a prominent political figure, sometimes serving as a mentor for folks like Donald Trump. And perhaps most surprising is the fact that Roy Cohn was a gay man who closely guarded his sexuality.

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The surest sign of a man’s iniquity is the contempt of his own family. When David Allen Marcus and Alice Marcus, estranged cousins to political fixer, villain, and unrepentant hypocrite Roy Cohn, sit down in front of Ivy Meeropol’s camera to reminisce about him in “Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn,” they don’t bother dressing their feelings: David calls him the “personification of evil,” and when he opines that “every family has its Roy Cohn,” Alice gently replies, “Oh, I hope not.

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Roy Cohn is one of the more controversial figures in political history. He’s been the subject of numerous books and films over the years, as his harsh tactics have become legendary. And in the latest look at his life and career, for the HBO doc “Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn,” the man’s life is seen in a new light, as a mentor of President Donald Trump.

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