Azzarello is now in critical condition at the Weill Cornell burn center, police said.

A colorful pamphlet dropped in the area directs users to a Substack page run by a person who describes themselves as an "investigative researcher who has set himself on fire outside of the Trump trial in Manhattan."

Self-immolations have been in the news recently, with the most notable instance being that of pro-Palestine protester Aaron Bushnell.

The shocking incident came at around 1.37 pm after the court adjourned for lunch, with a full jury having been selected earlier in the day.

Video posted on X by Politico journalist Emily Ngo shows a man rushing over with a fire extinguisher to put out the flames as the self-immolator writhes in agony on the ground.

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