- The moment came on the fourth day of Trump’s secret trial in Manhattan.
- A man was seen in a barricaded area setting himself on fire around 1:30 p.m.
This is the horrific moment CNN hosts saw a protester set himself on fire outside Donald Trump’s secret trial in New York.
The dramatic moment took place on the fourth day of the former president’s secret trial in Manhattan Criminal Court.
CNN reporter Laura Coates initially believed the commotion was due to an active shooter.
A man was seen in a barricaded area near the courthouse setting himself on fire around 1:30 p.m. Friday.
NYPD officers arrived after the man doused himself in gasoline and set himself on fire in front of the world’s media, as well as horrified onlookers.
Shocking video shows the man twitching on the ground as he is engulfed in flames before another man rushes in with a fire extinguisher.
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This is the horrific moment CNN hosts saw a protester set himself on fire outside Donald Trump’s secret trial.
Shocking video shows the man twitching on the ground as he is engulfed in flames.
Paramedics treat man who set himself on fire near Manhattan Criminal Court
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