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CNN anchor recounts moment man set himself on fire outside of Trump trial

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CNN anchor recounts moment man set himself on fire outside of Trump trial

A man lit himself on fire outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial is underway, two law enforcement sources confirmed to CNN. CNN's Laura Coates describes the scene.

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