Cohn’s "bulletproof" reputation eventually
shattered in the mid-1980s:
Disbarment:In 1986, the New York Supreme Court disbarred him
for unethical and "reprehensible" conduct, specifically for
attempting to defraud a dying client by forcing him to sign a will
amendment in a hospital room.
Death:He
died five weeks later, on August 2, 1986, at the age of 59. While
he publicly insisted he was suffering from liver cancer, he
actually died of
AIDS-related
complications
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Worked for a while for
DJTs coach
Posted by frtaylor on 21st of Apr 2026 at 05:28 pm
Worked for a while for Sen. McCarthy, but in the end he was a pathetic figure, and politically irrelevant. Not to mention how history has judged him.
Cohn’s "bulletproof" reputation eventually shattered in
Posted by EdZ on 21st of Apr 2026 at 07:54 pm
Cohn’s "bulletproof" reputation eventually shattered in the mid-1980s:
Disbarment:In 1986, the New York Supreme Court disbarred him for unethical and "reprehensible" conduct, specifically for attempting to defraud a dying client by forcing him to sign a will amendment in a hospital room.
Death:He died five weeks later, on August 2, 1986, at the age of 59. While he publicly insisted he was suffering from liver cancer, he actually died of AIDS-related complications