The man who horrifically set himself ablaze outside of former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial has been identified as 37-year-old Max Azzarello from St. Augustine, Florida, as previously reported by The Gateway Pundit.
Prior to setting himself on fire on Friday afternoon, Azzarello penned an alarming manifesto that he posted online, warning of what he described as an impending “apocalyptic fascist world coup.”
Azzarello made his way into the public park across from the 100 Centre Street courthouse at approximately 1:30 p.m., coinciding with the finalization of the jury in Trump ‘hush money’ trial.
Witnesses say that after removing his jacket, Azzarello doused himself with what is believed to be an alcohol-based cleaning accelerant. Moments later, he was seen sitting down, engulfed in flames.
The shocking scene was captured on video, showing his burnt figure twitching on the ground amid the inferno.
Bystanders and first responders, in a frantic bid to save Azzarello, hurried to extinguish the flames that consumed him for several agonizing minutes.
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Authorities attempt to extinguish a man who set himself on fire outside the courthouse where the Trump trial is taking place in NYC. Insane. pic.twitter.com/AH6BP42Uor
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) April 19, 2024
According to New York Post, “Just seconds before setting himself on fire, Azzarello had reached into a book bag and retrieved a stack of colorful pamphlets that he then tossed into the air — including some that linked to a Substack page with the heading, “I have set myself on fire outside the Trump Trial.””
The scattered papers at the scene were consistent with content found on his Instagram page, where he had previously posted a video of himself calling for a revolution earlier this year.
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NEW: The man who set himself on fire outside of former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan wrote an online manifesto before self-immolating:
The Ponzi Papers
I have set myself on fire outside the Trump Trial.M. CROSBY
APR 19, 2024My name is Max Azzarello,… pic.twitter.com/E2X60RbCEc
— I Meme Therefore I Am (@ImMeme0) April 19, 2024
Just minutes before he lit himself on fire, Max sent this farewell statement on his Instagram Story.
Read his manifesto below via Newsweek:
