Man sets himself on fire outside courthouse in New York City where Donald Trump 2024 hush money trial ongoing: sources [Video]

NEW YORK — A man set himself on fire in a park across the street from the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial.

The man, Maxwell Azzarello, was badly burned and taken to a hospital in critical condition, officials said.

Trump was inside the downtown Manhattan courthouse at the time and was made aware of the fire outside, sources told ABC News.

The NYPD said there were no threats to public safety but the NYPD Bomb Squad was sweeping the area out of an abundance of caution.

Azzarello took pamphlets out of his backpack and threw them around the park before pulling out a canister, pouring a liquid on himself and lighting himself on fire, Jeffrey Maddrey, NYPD’s chief of department, …