- The moment took place on the fourth day of Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan.
- A man was seen in a barricaded area setting himself on fire around 1:30 p.m.
This is the horrifying moment CNN anchors watched as a protester set himself on fire outside Donald Trump’s secret trial in New York City.
The dramatic moment took place on the fourth day of the former president’s hush money trial in Manhattan Criminal Court.
CNN reporter Laura Coates, who was covering Trump’s trial, first believed the commotion was due to an active shooter.
“There is an active shooter in the park…no man has set himself on fire outside the courthouse,” he announced.
The network’s cameras then turned to show the man, still engulfed in flames on the ground.
This is the horrifying moment CNN anchors watched a protester set himself on fire outside Donald Trump’s hush money trial.
The man was seen in a barricaded area near the courthouse setting himself on fire around 1:30 p.m. on 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 showed the man writhing on the ground while engulfed in flames before another man ran over him with a fire extinguisher.