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Man in critical condition after setting himself on fire outside Trump hush-money trial

Emergency personnel work at the scene where a person was covered in flames outside the courthouse where former U.S. President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial is underway, in New York, U.S., April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Jennifer Peltz

A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump's historic hush-money trial was taking place, but he did not appear to have been targeting Trump, officials said.

The man burned for several minutes in full view of television cameras that were set up outside the courthouse, where the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president is being held.