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Jury Acquits Man Who Threw Sandwich to Protest Trump’s Militarized Takeover of D.C.

HeadlineNov 07, 2025

In Washington, D.C., a jury on Thursday acquitted a man who was charged for throwing a sandwich at a federal agent in protest of President Trump’s crackdown on the capital. Sean Dunn was found not guilty of one count of misdemeanor assault. A grand jury previously rejected a felony charge against Dunn, whose image throwing a submarine-style sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection agent in August became a symbol of resistance.

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