A man set himself on fire outside the Manhattan courthouse in which Donald Trump's trial on hush money charges is taking place.
"Someone has set himself on fire in the protest area here at the Donald Trump trial," a Fox News reporter said during a live broadcast FridayVirginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE for three years. Her work has previously appeared in The Washington Post, Buzzfeed, Eater, and other outlets.New York police guard the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City where former US President Donald Trump is attending his tria.
Former US President Donald Trump, center, returns from a break at Manhattan criminal court in New York, US, on Monday, April 15, 2024. Jury selection beings Monday in Trump's criminal trial where he faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to silence claims of extramarital sexual encounters during his 2016 presidential campaign.
"Someone has set himself on fire in the protest area here at the Donald Trump trial," the reporter added during the live broadcast.CNN's Laura Coates was also reporting live at the time of the incident, telling viewers "we are watching a man who is fully emblazoned in front of the courthouse today.
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