At a Thursday hearing on Paul Manafort’s motion to dismiss criminal charges for acts committed prior to 2014 as beyond the scope of the Mueller’s investigation the Special Counsel’s Office brought out the heavy hitters including Deputy Solicitor General Michael Dreeben.
About Me
Courtroom sketching is a form of visual journalism or reportage drawing that is slowly dying out. Where once upon a time news organization each had their own artist covering a story, today a “pool” artist often sketches for all. It is a demanding and stressful discipline where the drawing is often done directly and under tight deadline.
After forty-five years of news sketching in courtrooms and congress I’m calling it quits. It’s been sometimes fun, sometimes frustrating, almost always interesting. I’ve been lucky to work with some really great people. Don’t think I’ll miss it, but a little scared of not having a deadline.
While I won’t be sketching in court anymore, I may continue to post to this blog from time to time. Not sure what that might be. I’m about to start a new assignment documenting infrastructure and construction. Could be interesting.
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My name is Eric Lien, I’ve seen your name for all these years and wondered if we are cousins. My dad was Albert Lien from Rib Lake Wisconsin. I’m 67 so I think we are close in age?
I wish I knew, Eric. I don’t have much information on my family tree. My father, Arthur, grew up in Spokane, WA and had a sister, Karen. Their father, also Arthur, was chief medical officer in Spokane and probably first generation American though I’m not sure.