A captivating new biography of the flawed fixer Roy Cohn

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Becker, C. (2026, September 27). A captivating new biography of the flawed fixer Roy Cohn. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4738776/books-the-man-with-the-weaponized-rolodex-roy-cohn-biography/

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A new biography highlights the controversial figure Roy Cohn through accounts of his death in 1986, noting that Donald Trump was one of few attendees at both his burial and memorial service alongside other prominent figures like Rupert Murdoch and William F. Buckley. Despite leaving behind no personal papers or children, Cohn's estate faced a significant tax debt of $7 million to the IRS after his passing.

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In 1986, when Roy Cohn died of AIDS, Donald Trump was one of the few who attended his burial at Union Field Cemetery in Queens, New York. Later that year, Trump also joined a list of notable figures including Rupert Murdoch, George Steinbrenner, Barbara Walters, and William F. Buckley at Cohn’s public memorial service held in Manhattan. Despite his influential network, Cohn left behind no personal papers or children, but he did owe the IRS $7 million in unpaid taxes that were eventually collected from his estate after negotiations with his executors.

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🔮 He also attended Cohn’s public memorial later that year in Manhattan, along with Rupert Murdoch, George Steinbrenner, Barbara Walters, and William F. Buckley.

2026-09-27 · assertive framing · A captivating new biography of the flawed fixer Roy Cohn

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IRS Manhattan Queens

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Cohn PERSON · 3× Barbara Walters PERSON · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× George Steinbrenner PERSON · 1× IRS ORG · 1× Manhattan GPE · 1× Queens GPE · 1× Roy Cohn PERSON · 1× Rupert Murdoch PERSON · 1× William F. Buckley PERSON · 1×

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He also attended Cohn’s public memorial later that year in Manhattan, along with Rupert Murdoch, George Steinbrenner, Barbara Walters, and William F. Buckley.

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🔮 He also attended Cohn’s public memorial later that year in Manhattan, along with Rupert Murdoch, George Steinbrenner, Barbara Walters, and William F. Buckley.

2026-09-27 · Washington Examiner

A captivating new biography of the flawed fixer Roy Cohn · assertive framing

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When Roy Cohn died of AIDS in 1986, Donald Trump was among the few to attend his burial at Union Field Cemetery in Queens. asserted

Trump → die → Queens

He also attended Cohn’s public memorial later that year in Manhattan, along with Rupert Murdoch, George Steinbrenner, Barbara Walters, and William F. Buckley. asserted

He → attend → Murdoch

Apart from his legions of well-connected friends and a torrent of media coverage, Cohn left behind few physical traces of his life. asserted

Cohn → connect → life

He did, however, leave behind $7 million in unpaid taxes, a sum which the IRS gleefully extracted from his estate after negotiating with Cohn’s executors. asserted

IRS → leave → executors