Trump's Lawyers Seek a New Roy Cohn.

Former President Donald Trump's search for the perfect lawyer continues as he hires and fires lawyers based on their ability to defend him in the court of public opinion. He often measures them up to the example of Roy Cohn, his first fixer-lawyer, who was known for practicing with threats, scorched-earth attacks, and media manipulation. Trump has occasionally hired lawyers after only the briefest phone call or seeing them praise him on Fox News. He often tells lawyers what to say in court and on television. Some of his advisers have been unhappy with his lawyers' appearances on television. Lawyers working for Trump tend to come to one conclusion: "Lawyers inevitably are sorry for taking on assignments with him," according to his former attorney general, William P. Barr.