Overview
- Jury selection began Monday, with Judge Carl Nichols using a white noise system that kept juror questioning from the public and press.
- A grand jury declined to return a felony indictment, after which U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office brought a misdemeanor assault charge and failed to win a delay.
- Video shows Sean Dunn throwing a subway-style sandwich at a CBP agent at close range outside a U Street nightclub, and he has pleaded not guilty.
- Defense lawyers argue selective and vindictive prosecution, pointing to Attorney General Pam Bondi’s public firing announcement and a White House video of a raid on Dunn’s home, while prosecutors emphasize the recorded act.
- Nichols, a Trump appointee, said he expects the trial to last no more than two days, and the sandwich toss has since become a local protest symbol.