A man who didn't play by the rules
Roy Cohn, the lawyer who made headlines from 1951 through his death in 1986, is the subject of the recent documentary “Where’s My Roy Cohn?” Featuring archival footage from newsreels, vintage TV interviews and home movies, along with new interviews, the film presents a portrait of the man known as a political puppeteer representing the darkest part of politics. An amazing manipulator who insinuated himself into the circles of the rich and powerful, he had no conscience and rose repeatedly from the ashes of defeat.<br /><br />The film covers major events in Cohn’s life — as assistant prosecutor in the Rosenberg spy trial, as avid foe of the “communist menace,” as Senator Joseph McCarthy’s adviser in the Army-McCarthy hearings, as lawyer to big-time mobsters, and as mentor to Donald Trump.<br /><br />Having helped Trump with building Trump Tower in Manhattan by brokering a deal with the mobsters who controlled the cement industry in New York, Cohn became Trump’s lawyer, fixer, and solver of innumerable problems. Trump adopted Cohn’s credo “never admit wrong and never apologize.” The film makes a clear connection between Cohn’s modus operandi and the way President Trump uses Twitter to get his messages directly to his base unfiltered by the press, alters facts or lies outright to his personal advantage, demands unswerving loyalty, and flouts longstanding norms of behavior.<br /><br />Director Matt Tyrnauer goes back to 1927 to provide background on the kind of man Cohn became. His uncle owned the Bank of the United States. When the Great Depression hit, there was a run on the bank, the Jewish-owned bank went under, depositors lost their money, and Cohn’s uncle was sent to prison. The family’s social shame was deep. This contributed to Cohn’s unorthodox way of operating to “settle the score” with a government that had brought shame to his family.<br /><br />A major sequence is devoted to the Army-McCarthy hearings. Cohn was attracted to young David Schine, heir to a hotel fortune and, when Schine was drafted, tried to get him special treatment, using the Senate as his tool. The televised hearings were watched by 30 million Americans and were instrumental in putting an end to Joseph McCarthy’s influence.<br /><br />After his mother’s death Cohn, a closeted homosexual, altered his lifestyle to include the company of young men but still remained closeted, leading a double life.<br /><br />Cohn was eventually disbarred for defrauding and stealing money from clients. Many of his friends abandoned him. Late in life, he refused to admit that he was suffering from AIDS and never acknowledged his homosexuality.<br /><br />The movie is especially timely because it contrasts the arc of Cohn’s rise to prominence and power with that of Trump. The adage “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it” is an apt theme. In fact, the title of the documentary comes from a comment Trump made when he was unhappy with his first Attorney General, Jeff Sessions who, Trump felt, wasn’t protecting him.<br /><br />Bonus features on the Blu-ay release include an audio commentary and a Q & A with director Matt Trynauer.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Roy Cohn personified the dark arts of 20th-century American politics, turning empty vessels into dangerous demagogues. Where's My Roy Cohn? unearths the origins of the seditious right wing's ascent, revealing how a deeply troubled master manipulator shaped our current political world. This shocking film exposes Cohn's malign influence and contextualizes him as a modern Machiavelli, tracing his rise to national prominence first as prosecutor of the Rosenbergs, then as handmaiden to Joseph McCarthy. After these twin disgraces, Cohn re-emerges as a New York power broker, mafia consigliere, white-collar criminal, and, eventually, the mentor of Trump..