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On April 19, 2024, at around 1:50 pm ET, Maxwell Azzarello, a 37-year-old man from St. Augustine, Florida,[1] self-immolated outside of the New York courthouse where jurors were being chosen for the New York state criminal trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump.[1][2][3] Azzarello was a conspiracy theorist, and posted a manifesto to his Substack before the incident.[4] He traveled from his Florida home to New York just days before the trial.[5] Before setting himself on fire, Azzarello threw leaflets into the air. He had also protested with signs the day before and gave an interview critical of the American government.[1] Officers arrived after a few minutes and extinguished the blaze before he was loaded into an ambulance and taken to a hospital.[1] He is currently in critical condition.[1] He believed Trump and Biden were preparing a "fascist coup."

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  1. ^ a b c d e Schweber, Nate; Haag, Matthew (19 April 2024). "Man Sets Himself on Fire Near Courthouse Where Trump Is on Trial". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ^ Shapiro, Emily; Katersky, Aaron. "Man sets himself on fire outside courthouse where Trump is on trial". ABC News. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ Shabad, Rebecca; Kroll, Susan; Doyle, Katherine (19 April 2024). "Man sets himself on fire outside courthouse where Trump trial is being held". NBC News. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ Bedigan, Mike (19 April 2024). "Max Azzarello: What we know about man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial". The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Florida man sets himself on fire outside the courthouse where Trump's currently having his trial". WFLA-TV. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
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