A man died after he burned himself outside the Manhattan court where former President Donald Trump‘s trial for hush-money is happening.
37-year-old Maxwell Azzarello poured liquid on himself and then threw conspiracy-theory papers into the air.
It happened after the jury was chosen for Mr. Trump’s trial was completed
He was really sick and had to go to the hospital on Friday. Sadly, he died later at the hospital. This was confirmed by CBS News, which is partners with the BBC in the US.
Donald Trump was at the building to pick people for the jury, and he had bodyguards with him. But he left while the trouble was happening.
The New York City police said on Saturday that Mr Azzarello was pronounced dead by hospital staff, according to NBC.
Security at the court was not broken during the incident on Friday, according to emergency officials. The trial, which had finished choosing the jury, started again in the afternoon. The first statements will start on Monday.
Investigators got a 911 call at 1:30 pm saying that a man set himself on fire.
They found out his name is Maxwell Azzarello, and he came to New York from Florida last week. He is 37 years old. He didn’t do anything wrong in New York, and his family in Florida didn’t know he went there.
New York Police Chief Jeffrey Maddrey said Mr Azzarello was seen walking around in the park and then taking out a flammable liquid and some pamphlets from a bag.
Chief Maddrey said that the pamphlets were spreading propaganda and conspiracy theories.
There were a lot of police outside the courthouse because of the trial, and they quickly ran into the park yelling for a fire extinguisher. Mr Azzarello was taken on a stretcher because his body was badly burned. The police said he was brought to a special hospital for burn injuries and he is in very bad condition.
Julie Berman told reporters: “It was really hot and didn’t make much sense. ” It all happened really quickly. It took me about 20 seconds to understand what was happening.
NYPD investigators picked up brochures that Mr. Azzarello had dropped before setting himself on fire. They have said that the area is safe.
The police are still talking to people who saw what happened. They said the person who set himself on fire didn’t seem to say anything before doing it.
Three police officers and one court officer got hurt a little while putting out the fire.
Authorities stated they will now review the safety measures outside the court.
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Man dies after setting himself on fire outside of Trump’s Manhattan hush money trial
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Trump loses civil trial to E. Jean Carroll, who accused him of sexual abuse and defamation
A federal jury in New York has ruled that former President Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll, a journalist and former advice columnist who accused him of raping her in a department store in the mid-1990s.
The jury of six men and three women awarded Carroll $5 million in damages on Monday, after deliberating for less than three hours.
They found that Trump committed battery against Carroll by forcibly kissing and groping her in a dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman, a luxury store in Manhattan. They also found that Trump defamed Carroll by calling her a liar and implying that she fabricated the story to sell her book.
Carroll, who wrote the popular “Ask E. Jean” column for Elle magazine for 26, first made the allegations against Trump in her 2019 memoir, What Do We Need Men For?: A Modest Proposal. She said that Trump attacked her in late 1995 or early 1996, when they ran into each other at the store and he asked her to help him pick out a gift for a woman. She said she tried to fight him off, but he overpowered her and penetrated her.
Trump, who was not present at the trial and did not testify, has denied the allegations. He said he never met Carroll, even though there is a photo of them together at a party in 1987. He also said she was not his type, and suggested she made up the story to boost sales of her. In October 2022, he posted a statement on his website accusing Carroll of being part of a “radical left” conspiracy to smear him.
Carroll sued Trump for defamation and battery in November 2022, under the New York State Adult Survivors Act, which allows victims of sexual abuse to file civil lawsuits even if the statute of limitations has expired. She did not specify an amount in her lawsuit, but asked for monetary damages and a retraction of Trump’s statement.
Carroll celebrated the verdict on Monday, saying she was “overjoyed” and “grateful” to the jury. She also thanked her lawyers and supporters for standing by her.
“This is for every woman who has ever been harassed, assaulted, silenced or spoken up,” she said outside the courthouse. “This is for you.”
Trump’s lawyers said they would appeal the verdict, calling it “a travesty of justice” and “a politically motivated attack” on the former president. They also claimed that Carroll had no evidence to support her claims, and that Trump had a right to express his opinion about her allegations.
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NYC congressional candidate Mike Itkis releases sex tape to promote ‘sex positive approach’
Manhattan congressional candidate Mike Itkis released a sex tape this week in a bizarre move to demonstrate his commitment to his “sex positive approach.”
A 53-year-old cybersecurity expert, Itkis is an independent candidate running in New York’s 12th district, where he is a long shot bid to unseat Rep. Jerry Nadler. Itkis has focused his campaign on legalizing sex work, ending adultery laws and defining consent.
Itkis recently released a 13-minute porn video in an effort to prove that sex positivity is one of his keystone issues. The video, titled “Bucket List Bonanza,” stars Itkis and porn star Nicole Sage. The porno marks the first time Itkis had sex on camera, he confirmed.
“If I would just talk about it, it wouldn’t demonstrate my commitment to the issue,” he told City & State.
“And the fact I actually did it was a huge learning experience, and it actually influenced items on my platform.”
Itkis continued, “I’m very much an introvert. I’m kind of a nerd who doesn’t like to be the center of attention if I can avoid it. But I thought the issues I’m trying to address are so important. I wanted to have my issues talked about in some way.”
Source: Complex.com