Trump courtroom sketch artist reveals the ‘strange emails’ she receives from MAGA supporters furious at her description of the former president
- Jane Rosenberg claims that she draws in the style she traditionally uses
- “I’m concerned about it because I’ve been getting strange emails from people,” she said
- She did note that she is not worried about Trump himself, who often says hello to her
A renowned courtroom cartoonist who worked on former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial says she has received “strange emails” from Trump’s fans unhappy with her depiction of him.
Jane Rosenberg claims she only draws in the style she traditionally uses, but this has apparently angered some of the former president’s fans.
“I’m concerned about it because I’ve been getting strange emails from people who don’t like the way I’m portraying him or his family, whatever,” she told CNN on Tuesday.
She notes that she is not concerned about Trump’s reaction to his work itself, although fans are concerned.
Host Anderson Cooper told Rosenberg he was surprised the color orange wasn’t used more in her drawings.
Jane Rosenberg, the courtroom artist who worked on former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial, says she has received ‘strange emails’ from Trump’s fans because she is unhappy with her depiction of him
Rosenberg claims she simply draws in the style she traditionally uses, but this has apparently angered some of the former president’s fans
One of Rosenberg’s many sketches of Trump from his hush money trial in New York City
“I had a little orange part, but it’s not really completely orange,” she said.
“My paper is a bit orange, a bit like his skin color.”
Rosenberg also noted that Trump said hello to her as he entered the courtroom on Tuesday.
“He said hello today, he doesn’t always do that, but he knows who I am,” she said.
“He’s seen me in DC and Florida. He knows who I am, I think [my drawing] was on the cover of the New Yorker magazine.”
New York’s Jane Rosenberg, known as the “Holbein of Crime,” has covered the courts for four decades – including the R. Kelly and Harvey Weinstein trials – and is considered one of the best in the business.
Rosenberg is now employed by the Reuters news agency and is tasked with capturing public attention in US federal courts, including those hosting the Maxwell trial, where cameras are still banned.
Within minutes she can create an atmospheric scene, capturing the expressions, clothing and gestures of the key players in the case.
Jane Rosenberg, above, sometimes referred to as the “Holbein of Crime,” has covered the courts for four decades – including the R. Kelly and Harvey Weinstein trials – and is considered the best in the business
Rosenberg also noted that Trump said hello to her as he entered the courtroom on Tuesday
Rosenberg spoke out after a dramatic day of testimony in Stormy Daniels’ hush money case in New York
Speak with The times during Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial in 2021, the cartoonist explained to her leaves home before dawn every day to secure a first-class seat in court.
She and the other performers then have about seven seconds to capture Maxwell from the front before she takes her seat and faces the judge, The Times reported.
However, Rosenberg, who studied art at the University at Buffalo, has developed a unique bond with Maxwell and “went viral” when the defendant began sketching her while she was sketching.
Rosenberg, who started sketching in court when she was in dire financial straits and is now world famous, can compose an image in seconds, drawing in broad strokes before filling in the details.
She spoke out after a dramatic day of testimony in the Stormy Daniels ‘hush money’ case in New York.