A federal grand jury declined to indict Sean Charles Dunn for throwing a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection agent deployed in Washington, DC. Dunn, a former Department of Justice employee, had been charged with felony assault after a viral video showed him shouting at and lobbing a sub-style sandwich at an agent. The failure to secure an indictment raised questions about efforts to press severe charges against protesters and perceived political opponents. Authorities chased and tackled Dunn, footage went viral, and street art referenced the incident. Attorney General Pam Bondi publicly announced Dunn's firing and emphasized consequences for touching law enforcement.
A federal grand jury in the United States has declined to indict a man for throwing a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent who was on patrol as part of President Donald Trump's deployment of force in Washington, DC. The grand jury had been weighing the case of Sean Charles Dunn, a former employee at the Department of Justice (DOJ) who was charged with felony assault for the viral sandwich toss. But Wednesday's decision to decline Dunn's indictment was a stark rebuke to the Trump administration.
The decision to reject the Trump administration's charges points to scepticism about the president's heavy-handed approach. Indictments are usually a technicality in the prosecutorial process. There is a saying in the US legal system that a good prosecutor can convince a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. But the rejection points to scepticism about the Trump administration's push to bring severe charges against perceived political opponents and protesters.
By August 14, Dunn was fired from his Justice Department position, with Attorney General Pam Bondi announcing his termination for the sandwich-throwing incident. If you touch any law enforcement officer, we will come after you, Bondi wrote on social media. Not only is he FIRED, he has been charged with a felony. She also framed Dunn's actions as evidence that there was a deep state government conspiracy against Trump's leadership.
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