The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in Manhattan was evacuated from the courthouse on Wednesday after an unidentified man set documents on fire in the building.
Judge Arthur Engoron, earlier in the day presided over President Trump’s fraud case at the New York State Supreme Court building in lower Manhattan, was among a number of people whisked to safety after someone set papers on fire and then doused them with a fire extinguisher, according to court spokesperson Al Baker.
