Where's My Roy Cohn (2019) - Trumps Mentor The Apprentice

This 2019 American documentary, directed by Matt Tyrnauer and produced by Tyrnauer, Marie Brenner, Corey Reeser, Joyce Deep, and Andrea Lewis, profiles the life and influence of Roy Cohn, the ruthless New York lawyer who served as chief counsel to Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Second Red Scare and later mentored Donald Trump, shaping his early real estate career and aggressive political style. The film traces Cohn's rise from prosecuting Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in the 1950s espionage trial to his role in the Army-McCarthy hearings, his closeted personal life amid McCarthy-era homophobia, and his later exploits as a power broker among New York's elite, including connections to figures like Barbara Walters and Ronald Reagan. Through archival footage, interviews with associates like Ken Auletta, Roger Stone, and family members, and commentary from journalists, it portrays Cohn as a master manipulator embodying the dark arts of American politics, linking his tactics of denial, counterattack, and loyalty to Trump's approach, while exploring themes of ambition, corruption, and the toxic legacy of McCarthyism in contemporary U.S. governance.