Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial began Monday in Manhattan.
A courtroom sketch of former President Donald Trump on the first day of his criminal “hush money” trial in Manhattan is drawing attention as no cameras are allowed to view proceedings.
It was drawn by artist Christine Cornell, who has drawn courtroom sketches for more than three decades. It shows Trump wearing a blue suit and red tie, accompanied by his legal team, with Judge Juan Merchan sitting on the bench.
Another sketch of Trump discussing the case with who seems to be his attorney, Todd Blanche, was drawn by Jane Rosenberg.
Other sketches, of which the artist is unknown, were posted on X by MSNBC and show Trump, Blanche and Merchan.
The jury selection process in Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial began on Monday following an indictment against him brought by District Attorney Alvin Bragg for alleged hush money payments made to former adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Bragg indicted Trump in April 2023, accusing the former president of “repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal crimes that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election.
