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

The antheral who lit himself connected occurrence extracurricular Manhattan tribunal during erstwhile President Donald Trump’s “hush money” proceedings Friday has been identified by constabulary arsenic Max Azzarello, a Florida antheral who describes himself online arsenic an “investigative researcher”.

Azzarello, 37, of St. Augustine, arrived successful New York from the Sunshine State past week, and his household had been unaware helium had travelled retired of state, constabulary said.

Moments earlier helium doused himself successful gasoline and acceptable himself ablaze, Azzarello tossed a stack of pamphlets into the air, which included links to a Substack newsletter seemingly authored by the self-immolator called “The Ponzi Papers”.

At the apical of the tract is an nonfiction with the header “I person acceptable myself connected occurrence extracurricular of the trump Trial”, followed by a rambling manifesto riddled with conspiracy theories connected everything from cryptocurrency and Hollywood actors to Covid and erstwhile President Bill Clinton.

“My sanction is Max Azzarello, and I americium an investigative researcher who has acceptable himself connected occurrence extracurricular of the Trump proceedings successful Manhattan,” the astir 2700-word posting begins.

“This utmost enactment of protestation is to gully attraction to an urgent and important discovery: We are victims of a totalitarian con, and our ain authorities (along with galore of their allies) is astir to deed america with an apocalyptic fascist satellite coup.”

Though nationalist records amusement a St. Augustine, Florida code for Azzarello’s astir caller known residence, sources archer The Post they judge helium is homeless.

His LinkedIn illustration representation features a representation with Bill Clinton, whom helium sued past twelvemonth successful a conspiracy theory-tinged lawsuit with much than 100 different individuals which was aboriginal thrown out.

A 2017 blog station by the non-profit Strong Towns, which has since been taken offline, features Azzarello and announces him arsenic their caller maturation manager.

In his blurb, Azzarello alludes to his “childhood town” arsenic a “charming, friendly, eclectic assemblage successful Long Island, New York”.

The civic engagement-focused organisation says Azzarello’s “passions” see “chess, originative writing, and Medieval Scandinavian poetry”.

This nonfiction primitively appeared connected NY Post and was reproduced with permission