To understand the foundations of Donald Trump's thinking, it's important to recognize the influence of Roy Cohn, a notorious attorney with ties to organized crime who was eventually disbarred. Cohn taught Trump six key rules for managing and dominating situations and people, which continue to be evident in Trump's actions today: 1. Never apologize or admit wrongdoing, ever. 2. Always counter-attack, and do so with greater force than you received. 3. Use the legal system as a weapon, not as a means for justice. 4. Manipulate the media ruthlessly. 5. Use fear as both a shield and a sword. 6. Build a strong circle of loyalty around yourself.
Cohn's philosophy held that "winning by cheating is still winning." He would have supported submitting fraudulent ballots to overturn an election.
Jim Dreis
East side
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