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5 Rules of Power From Roy Cohn and Donald Trump

The lawyer Roy Cohn showed Donald Trump that you can lie, take advantage of others and be loud — and that will only help you.

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The lawyer Roy Cohn showed Donald Trump that you can lie, take advantage of others and be loud — and that will only help you.

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The lawyer Roy Cohn showed Donald Trump that you can lie, take advantage of others and be loud — and that will only help you. On "The Opinions," the historian Nicole Hemmer asks:

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