Man who set self on fire outside Trump trial ID’d as Max Azzarello, a self-described ‘investigative researcher’

[Michie]

The man who lit himself on fire outside Manhattan court during former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial Friday is a self-described “investigative researcher” who arrived in New York in the past few days, police said.

Max Azzarello, 37, of St. Augustine, made the trip up to the Big Apple from the Sunshine State sometime earlier this week, and his family had been unaware he had traveled to the city, police said.

“What we know from speaking to other witnesses and family members is that he arrived in New York sometime earlier week,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said at a press conference. “We had his car being in St. Augustine on the 13th, so anywhere between the 13th and today.”

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Man who set self on fire outside Trump trial ID’d as Max Azzarello, a self-described ‘investigative researcher’

Azzarello, 37, of St. Augustine, arrived in New York from the Sunshine State last week, and his family had been unaware he had traveled out of state, police said.

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[Wolseley]

I thought that sort of nonsense went out with the Buddhist monks protesting the Diem regime in South Vietnam in 1963.

 

[The Barbarian]

I thought that sort of nonsense went out with the Buddhist monks protesting the Diem regime in South Vietnam in 1963.

Ah, yes. Diem wasn't a very nice man. His wife, in response to the suicides said she'd clap her hands if there were more "barbeques." Diem ended up dead himself after a coup.

This guy seems to be mentally ill, not malicious.

 

[Wolseley]

Ah, yes. Diem wasn't a very nice man. His wife, in response to the suicides said she'd clap her hands if there were more "barbeques." Diem ended up dead himself after a coup.

This guy seems to be mentally ill, not malicious.

Yeah; Diem was a despot. A Catholic despot, true, but a despot nonetheless. And after he was overthrown, the RVN ended up with Thieu and Ky, who weren't necessarily despots, but boy, were they corrupt.

 

[The Barbarian]

And after he was overthrown, the RVN ended up with Thieu and Ky, who weren't necessarily despots, but boy, were they corrupt.

I remember the slogan, "Lock up Thieu and throw away the Ky."

 

[RileyG]

Awful