Man sets himself on fire outside courthouse of Trump trial
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🗓️ 20 April 2024
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Summary
A man set himself on fire Friday at the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump's hush money trial is taking place.
A bill that could effectively ban TikTok picks up steam in Congress. Plus, another GOP lawmaker says he will support efforts to oust Mike Johnson from the speakership.
USA TODAY Democracy Reporter Erin Mansfield discusses Republican efforts to push back on voter fraud.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes the Michigan presidential ballot as an independent candidate.
USA TODAY Senior Reporter Jessica Guynn discusses a wave of young people glorifying the Columbine shooters on the 25th anniversary of the high school shooting.
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| 0:08.0 | Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Saturday, April 20th, 2024. This is the |
| 0:18.8 | excerpt. Today a man has set himself on fire outside the court where Trump's trial is taking place. |
| 0:29.0 | Plus a bill that could ban Tik-Toc picks up steam, and it's been 25 years since the Columbine massacre. |
| 0:35.0 | A man threw conspiracy pamphlets into the air and set himself on fire yesterday |
| 0:41.0 | outside the courthouse where former president Donald Trump's |
| 0:43.8 | hush money trial is taking place. He critically injured himself and |
| 0:47.6 | horrified onlookers in the process. The man was seen dousing himself with a liquid |
| 0:52.0 | in a park across the street from the Manhattan |
| 0:54.1 | courthouse. Witnesses told USA Today. |
| 0:57.1 | The shocking incident took place in view of news cameras shortly after a full panel of 12 jurors |
| 1:02.4 | and six alternates was seated for Trump's trial. |
| 1:05.3 | Six first responders suffered minor injuries trying to put out the fire and provide |
| 1:09.4 | medical attention according to the New York City Fire Department. The trial is set to continue Monday with opening arguments. |
| 1:17.0 | The House has included a version of its plan to force Tik-Tok's Chinese parent company to sell the social media platform or face an effective ban in the U.S. in a foreign aid bill moving toward passage in both the House and Senate. And President Joe Biden |
| 1:34.8 | has already said he would sign it into law immediately. The move effectively forces |
| 1:39.4 | the Senate which has been sitting on the House's original bill for a month to consider legislation that would have implications for 170 million Americans. |
| 1:48.0 | Tic-Toc critics argue the app is being used for propaganda and that American data could be accessed by the Chinese government. |
| 1:55.0 | But the social media platform has pushed back against lawmakers. |
| 1:58.0 | Tik-Tok has argued that the Chinese government cannot access US user data and has derided the legislation as an outright ban. |
| 2:06.5 | Meanwhile, drama on Capitol Hill continues as a third House Republican is supporting an effort to |
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