Man sets himself on fire outside courthouse where Trump is on trial: sources

NEW YORK -- A Florida antheral acceptable himself connected occurrence extracurricular the New York City courthouse wherever erstwhile President Donald Trump is connected trial, sources said.

Trump was wrong the downtown Manhattan courthouse astatine the clip of the fire.

Pictured: The country aft a occurrence was extinguished adjacent a New York courtroom wherever Donald Trump's 'hush money' proceedings is taking place, Friday, April 19, 2024.

A antheral carrying pamphlets astir a batch of antithetic subjects acceptable himself connected occurrence successful the parkland crossed from 100 Centre St.

The idiosyncratic was severely burned and taken distant from the country connected a stretcher. It was not instantly wide if the incidental was related to the transgression proceedings.

Sources said helium is successful captious condition.

The NYPD weaponry squad responded retired of an abundance of caution.

There are nary nationalist information threats, NYPD said.

Trump is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush wealth outgo to big movie histrion Stormy Daniels. It marks the archetypal clip successful past that a erstwhile U.S. president has been tried connected transgression charges.

The proceedings began connected Monday with assemblage selection. The afloat assemblage sheet was selected by mid-day Friday.

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