A police officer uses a fire extinguisher as emergency personnel respond to a report of a person covered in flames outside the New York courthouse where former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial is underway on April 19, 2024.NEW YORK — A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump's historic hush-money trial was taking place as jury selection wrapped up, but officials said he did not appear to have been targeting Trump.
Officials said the man, who is in his late 30s, survived and was in critical condition at a hospital. 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 or others involved in the trial. The post warns of "an apocalyptic fascist coup" and criticizes cryptocurrency and US politicians, but does not single out Trump in particular.