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How a Trump courtroom sketch became a milestone New Yorker cover

Court artist Jane Rosenberg had mere minutes to capture the former president at his arraignment last week

A sketch of former president Donald Trump being arraigned last week in Manhattan is one of two that day by veteran court artist Jane Rosenberg. (Jane Rosenberg/New Yorker )
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Donald Trump might have been wearing a look of displeasure, but a woman sitting in the jury box last week was creatively enjoying the moment.

“He’s fun to draw,” says Jane Rosenberg, a veteran New York-based courtroom sketch artist. “He’s got a lot of expression in his face. And he’s got that hair that’s like a hat.”