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According to the film ‘The Apprentice,’ who was Donald Trump’s mentor?

In the film “The Apprentice,” which premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Donald Trump is portrayed as mentored by Roy Cohn during his early days in New York’s real estate world. Sebastian Stan stars as Trump, while Jeremy Strong plays Roy Cohn. On May 21, 2024, after the film’s premiere, the Trump campaign announced plans to sue the filmmakers for malicious defamation, arguing that the film sensationalized falsehoods._x000D_

Who was Roy Cohn?

_x000D_Before becoming a New York fixer, Cohn was Senator Joseph McCarthy’s chief counsel assisting McCarthy’s investigations of “suspected communists.” He also played a prominent role in the 1951 espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.