Max Azzarello, the man who lit himself on fire outside the Trump trial in lower Manhattan on Friday, had been photographed protesting there just a day earlier.

He was pictured holding up a sign that said "Trump is with Biden and they're about to fascist coup us."

A full jury was selected and Donald Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan will begin with opening statements Monday.

Here are three things you may have missed from a dramatic day in court Friday.

• Five alternate jurors were added to the jury panel, bringing an end to the grueling four-day process. A total of 12 jurors, along with six alternates, will be present for the start of the trial Monday, which begins with opening statements.
• A man set himself on fire outside the Manhattan courthouse just as the jury was selected for the trial. Max Azzarello, 37, of St. Augustine, doused himself in gasoline and set himself ablaze at the park just across the street from Manhattan Criminal court. Sirens could be heard from inside the overflow courtroom, but business continued in the afternoon with court proceedings continuing like nothing happened.
• Twenty witnesses are expected to be called in Trump's hush money trial, according to Susan Necheles, Trump's attorney. We don't know who yet, but several names — like Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen — could testify against the former president.

Trump spoke to reporters in the hallway as he left the courtroom, but didn't take questions. The ex-prez said he intends to testify in his defense.

He repeated earlier claims he's made, calling the "hush money" criminal case against him a "giant witch hunt," and said Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and the White House are targeting him to hurt his campaign.

The chaotic scene outside had zero impact on how the trial unfolded in court today.

Court just wrapped for the day after a two-hour hearing about what evidence prosecutors will be allowed to bring up if Trump takes the stand in his own defense.

All sides are due back in court Monday morning for opening statements in the historic first-ever criminal trial of a former US president.

"There’s nothing else to argue," Justice Merchan said as the hearing ended. "This case is going to trial Monday morning."

Right before court ended for the day, Trump went to stand up -- but was told to sit down because court was still technically in session.

"Sir, please have a seat," Merchan told him.

Trump obliged and then shot his lawyers a sarcastic look.

Donald Trump's attorney Susan Necheles said that "20 witnesses or so" will be on the prosecutors' list for the Trump hush money criminal trial.

She asked the judge for the name of the first witness, but was denied.

We're 45 minutes into the Sandoval hearing in Trump's hush money trial but it's business as usual in the courtroom — and there's been no mention about the man who set himself on fire outside the courthouse.

Trump did not address the chaotic scene outside the courthouse when he returned to court in the afternoon.

A Sandoval hearing is a type of proceeding that will let Trump's team know what questions they could face from prosecutors on cross examination so they can decide whether it's worth having Trump take the witness stand in his own defense.

Court was breaking for lunch as the fire broke out across the street, so proceedings were not interrupted.

Donald Trump has re-entered the courtroom for a pre-trial evidence hearing.

He flashed a smirk in the direction of the press seated in the gallery on his way back to the defense table. (Reporters are allowed back in the gallery now that jury selection's done.)

There was no acknowledgment at the start of the hearing of the episode that unfolded outside.

Donald Trump returned to the courtroom at 3:17 p.m.

He did not respond to questions from the press about Maxwell Azzarello, the man who set himself on fire outside the courthouse where Trump's hush money trial is being held in Manhattan.

Trump waved before entering the courtroom.

A CNN camera crew was filming live as a man set himself on fire outside former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial on Friday afternoon, prompting anchor Laura Coates to frantically pivot and react to the horrifying sight in real time.

“We have a man who has set fire to himself, our cameras are turning right now, a man has now lit himself on fire outside of the courthouse,” she said, pressing a finger to her earpiece as the cameras shifted focus to the man, who was seen engulfed in flames less than 50 feet away.

The incident happened shortly after a full jury panel had been selected in Trump’s historic hush money trial.

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NYPD offered details on the man who set himself on fire outside former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial in NYC.

NYPD's Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said the man wandered into the park, threw out multiple pamphlets and lit himself on fire.

He later fell on an NYPD barricade.

He is currently in the burn unit in critical condition at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Maxwell Azzarello, the man who burned himself, is from St. Augustine, Florida.

He arrived in the New York City earlier in the week, said Joe Kenny, the NYPD's chief of detectives.

Kenny called the incident "propaganda"-based, and Azzarello, 37, reportedly didn't say anything before lighting himself on fire.

Officials also notified Azzarello's family about the incident.

"We're very concerned," Maddrey said. "This man did not breach security protocols."

Maddrey added that officials will plan on having ample security following the incident.

“No one knew this guy was going to light himself on fire,” said Tarik Sheppard, NYPD deputy commissioner of public information.

Sheppard added that everyone inside Trump's trial is aware of the incident.

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