Samuel Benson writes: "When Trump put campaigning on pause and debuted at a Manhattan courtroom last month, 'Utah-based artist Jon McNaughton' went to work.
"McNaughton says he’s uninterested in the trial itself — 'I don’t really care about all the details of Stormy Daniels and, you know, that kind of stuff,' he said.
"If Trump goes to prison, he’ll paint it. But for now, he’s focused on a wider scope. He’s working in lockstep with Trump to portray the trial as just more evidence that Trump and his followers are the heroes in a massive battle between good and evil.
"His current project depicts Trump, hog-tied with thick rope. Surrounding him, his prosecutors — Fani Willis, Jack Smith, Juan Merchan — wear menacing grins. Trump’s face looks stoic and angered."
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