Roy Cohn's continued influence on politics and Trump traced in 'American Scoundrel'
Rising2 outlets reported this in 4 reports over 2 days - a further 2 reports reprinted copy already published elsewhere
The headline, as it mutated - 2 wordings
- 9 Sept, 22:25Roy Cohn's continued influence on politics and Trump traced in 'American Scoundrel'1 outlet
- 17 Sept, 16:14'American Scoundrel' traces Roy Cohn's playbook from McCarthyism to Trump3 outlets
original reportingcopies
Wed, 9 September 2026peak 3 reports on Thu, 17 September 2026Thu, 17 September 2026
What it is about
Roy CohnSen. Joseph McCarthyDonald TrumpAmerican ScoundrelCANVASAmerican powerTrumpKai BirdMcCarthyism
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
PBS NewsHour
NPR News
9 Sept, 22:25over 8 days17 Sept, 16:14
2 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 2 original reports, 2 reprints
Wed, 9 September 2026
1 report- PBS NewsHour22:25first to report
For decades, Roy Cohn operated at the center of American power, from his work with Sen. Joseph McCarthy to his role as a lawyer, political fixer and mentor to a young Donald Trump. Biographer Kai Bird traces Cohn's life and the influence he still exerts on American politics in "American Scoundrel." Jeffrey Brown spoke with Bird for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Thu, 17 September 2026
1 report- NPR News16:14
In Kai Bird's biography of Cohn, he looks at how the lawyer taught Trump how to deny, delay, attack, sue and countersue, never admit defeat, side-step paying bills and avoid a paper trail.
2 reprints
- iowapublicradio.org17 Sept, 16:14their copy
- southcarolinapublicradio.org17 Sept, 16:14their copy