Thursday was an eventful news day for President Trump.

His new communications director Anthony Scaramucci made headlines after railing against leakers in an expletive-laden conversation with a reporter. The Senate approved sweeping sanctions against Russia, which will force the President to make an ultimate decision on the politically explosive issue. Republicans in the Senate also tried, and failed, to pass an amendment repealing aspects of the Affordable Care Act in a last-minute vote-a-rama that lasted until the wee hours of Friday morning.

But there was also a bit of lighter news from California, where a sketch of the Manhattan skyline drawn and signed by Mr. Trump way back in 2005 — the year Hurricane Katrina touched down, Terri Schiavo died and Kanye West topped the charts with the hit single “Gold Digger” — was sold for more than $29,000.

The auction was held by Nate D. Sanders Auctions, a Los Angeles auction house specializing in autographs and memorabilia. Bidding for the drawing started at $9,000, and a total of 11 offers came in online. The winning bidder was not identified, but he or she shelled out $29,184, including the premium.

“You wouldn’t find $29,000 for a presidential autograph except for when you’re going back to the founding fathers or Abraham Lincoln,” Nate Sanders, the auction house founder, said in a phone interview on Thursday.