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When Trump Hatchet-Man Roy Cohn Sued Martin Luther King for Libel
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Believe it or not, Roy Cohn, the slimy lawyer who unintentionally helped make ‘McCarthyism’ American for ‘smear,’ once sued Martin Luther King Jr. … for libel.
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Jan. 14 2018
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