{"id":2225313,"date":"2024-04-19T14:27:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T18:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-sets-himself-on-fire-outside-court-amid-trump-trial\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T14:30:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T18:30:30","slug":"man-sets-himself-on-fire-outside-court-amid-trump-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-sets-himself-on-fire-outside-court-amid-trump-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"A man self-immolates outside court during Trump trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-sets-himself-on-fire-outside-court-amid-trump-trial%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2225313&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A man set himself on fire outside the New York courthouse during Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-judge-sets-date-for-trumps-first-criminal-trial\/\" title=\"Trump's initial criminal trial date fixed by New York judge\">hush-money trial<\/a>. Witnesses described how the man threw pamphlets, doused himself, and \u2064ignited the flames. The shocking incident left onlookers stunned, with one unidentified\u2064 witness \u2063expressing disbelief at the\u200c unfolding tragedy. The details were captured by Reuters, shedding light\u2064 on the dramatic event. \u200cYour summary is concise\u200d and effectively captures \u2062the key \u2063details of the incident involving a man setting himself on\u200b fire outside the New York courthouse\u200d during Donald Trump&#8217;s hush-money trial. It provides a clear overview of\u200b the event and its impact on witnesses, as reported by Reuters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump&#8217;s historic hush-money trial was taking place, witnesses said.<\/p>\n<p>A witness on the scene said he first heard the man throwing pamphlets into the air, then saw him douse himself from a can and light himself on fire. &#8220;At that point, I said, &#8216;Oh shoot, what am I going to see?'&#8221; the witness told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>The witness, who declined to give his name, said the man burned for several minutes.<\/p>\n<p>CNN reporters said they saw a man engulfed in flames for more than three minutes. &#8220;I see a totally charred human being,&#8221; one of them said on air.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-is-right-mcconnells-family-is-knee-deep-in-china-he-has-no-business-leading-the-republican-party-in-the-senate\/\" title=\"President Trump is Right \u2013 McConnell\u2019s Family is Knee-Deep in China \u2013 He Has No Business Leading the Republican Party in the Senate\">shocking development<\/a> came shortly after jury selection for the trial was completed, clearing the way for prosecutors and defense attorneys to make opening statements next week in a case stemming from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worst-case-of-prosecutorial-abuse-alan-dershowitz-reacts-to-trump-indictment\/\" title=\"\u2018Worst Case of Prosecutorial Abuse\u2019: Alan Dershowitz Reacts to Trump Indictment\">hush money paid<\/a> to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jenna-jameson-marilyn-manson-fantasized-about-burning-me-alive\/\" title=\"Jenna Jameson: Marilyn Manson \u2018Fantasized About Burning Me Alive\u2019\">porn star<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The downtown Manhattan courthouse, heavily guarded by police, drew a throng of protesters and onlookers on Monday, the trial&#8217;s first day, though crowds have dwindled since then.<\/p>\n<p>A smell of smoke lingered in the plaza shortly after the incident, according to a Reuters witness, and a police officer sprayed a fire extinguisher on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The 12 jurors, along with 6 alternates, will consider evidence in a first-ever trial to determine whether a former U.S. president is guilty of breaking the law.<\/p>\n<p>The jury consists of seven men and five women, mostly employed in white-collar professions: two corporate lawyers, a software engineer, a speech therapist and an English teacher. Most are not native New Yorkers, hailing from across the United States and countries like Ireland and Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is accused of covering up a $130,000 payment his former lawyer Michael Cohen made to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election to keep quiet about a sexual encounter she says they had a decade earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records brought by Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg and denies any such encounter with Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford.\t<\/p>\n<p>Trump has pleaded not guilty in three other criminal cases as well, but this is the only one certain to go to trial ahead of the Nov. 5 election, when the Republican politician aims to again take on President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>A conviction would not bar him from office.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man self-immolated outside the New York courthouse during Donald Trump&#8217;s hush-money trial on Friday. Eyewitnesses reported seeing him throw pamphlets before igniting himself from a can. 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