Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse
8 months ago

Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse

Raw Story  

An unidentified man set himself on fire outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump's trial is currently taking place. CNN reported that the man self-immolated Friday afternoon, which resulted in first responders trying to put out the flames with fire extinguishers and treating him with first aid. Trump is wrapping up the first week of the criminal trial in which Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has charged him with felony business fraud over allegedly concealing a hush payment to cover up an affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. The former president, who has repeatedly attacked the prosecutors, judge, and others involved with the case, denies all allegations, and further denies the affair in question happened at all Watch CNN's coverage below or at this link.

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U.S. man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial dies of injuries, police say
8 months ago

U.S. man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial dies of injuries, police say

The Hindu  

A man who doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial has died, police said. The New York City Police Department said the man was declared dead by staff at an area hospital. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT As the jury selection process was being finalized in a downtown …

US: Man self-immolates himself outside Trump trial court in New York, dies
8 months ago

US: Man self-immolates himself outside Trump trial court in New York, dies

India TV News  

In a shocking incident, a man set himself on fire outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump's trial was taking place, although officials claimed that he did not appear to have been targeting Trump. The New York Police Department said the man, who they identified as Max Azzarello of St. Augustine, Florida, did not appear to be targeting Trump …

Man who set himself on fire outside courthouse where Trump is on trial dies
8 months ago

Man who set himself on fire outside courthouse where Trump is on trial dies

LA Times  

A metal can sits on the ground at the scene where a man lighted himself on fire in a park outside Manhattan criminal court Friday in New York. The man who doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Trump is on trial has died, police said. The New York City Police …

Live video of man who set himself on fire outside court proves challenging for news organizations
8 months ago

Live video of man who set himself on fire outside court proves challenging for news organizations

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Video cameras stationed outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial caught the gruesome scene Friday of a man who lit himself on fire and the aftermath as authorities tried to rescue him. “You can smell burning flesh,” Coates, an anchor and CNN’s chief legal analyst, said as she stood at the scene …

The man who set himself on fire outside the courthouse where Trump is on trial dies of his injuries
8 months ago

The man who set himself on fire outside the courthouse where Trump is on trial dies of his injuries

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The man who doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial has died, police said. The New York City Police Department told The Associated Press early Saturday that the man was declared dead by staff at an area hospital. The man was in Collect …

Insiders describe scene in Trump's trial as man sets fire to self outside
8 months ago

Insiders describe scene in Trump's trial as man sets fire to self outside

Raw Story  

As a man police are linking to conspiracy theories set himself on fire in a park outside the courthouse where Donald Trump has been sitting all week, witnesses described the scene inside the trial. Speaking about the incident afterward, MSNBC's Lisa Rubin said that the "overflow" room, which is primarily made up of the press covering Trump's trial, quickly hushed …

Man self-immolates outside Donald Trump's trial as jury selected
8 months ago

Man self-immolates outside Donald Trump's trial as jury selected

Hindustan Times  

A man set himself on fire Friday outside the courthouse where at almost the same moment, full jury selection was completed in the unprecedented criminal trial of Donald Trump. Emergency personnel work at the scene where a person was covered in flames outside the courthouse where former US President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial is underway. Judge Juan Merchan …

Man Sets Self On Fire Outside Trump Trial Courthouse
8 months ago

Man Sets Self On Fire Outside Trump Trial Courthouse

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A 37-year-old man was in critical condition after setting himself on fire Friday outside of New York’s Manhattan Supreme Court during jury selection for former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial, authorities said. via Associated Press Witnesses at the scene rushed to the man’s aid, attempting to extinguish the flames with jackets and fire extinguishers, before emergency personnel …

Horror as 'researcher', 37, sets himself on fire outside Trump trial in horrific 'political protest' after ranting about 'a revolution' online
8 months ago

Horror as 'researcher', 37, sets himself on fire outside Trump trial in horrific 'political protest' after ranting about 'a revolution' online

Daily Mail  

The 37-year-old was rushed to the hospital where he remains in critical condition Horrifying scenes unfolded outside Donald Trump's hush money trial on Friday after a man set himself on fire in an act of extreme political protest. Maxwell Azzarello set himself on fire in an act of extreme political protest outside Donald Trump 's hush money trial on Friday …

Man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial and spouted conspiracy theories dies
8 months ago

Man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial and spouted conspiracy theories dies

LA Times  

Police officers stand guard near Manhattan criminal court, where former President Trump is on trial in a hush money case, after a man set himself on fire on Friday. The man who set himself on fire Friday outside the New York City courthouse where former President Trump is on trial died of his extensive injuries, authorities said. On Friday, Azzarello …

New York court which hosted Trump’s fraud trial evacuated as man starts fire
1 year ago

New York court which hosted Trump’s fraud trial evacuated as man starts fire

The Independent  

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New York: Man sets fire to court papers inside courthouse hosting ex-President civil trial
1 year ago

New York: Man sets fire to court papers inside courthouse hosting ex-President civil trial

India TV News  

A man was arrested Wednesday for setting fire to papers inside the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial has been taking place, leading to a brief evacuation of the building. Firefighters arrived at the New York State Supreme Court Building in lower Manhattan shortly after 4 pm Wednesday to respond to an alarm …

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