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Trial Opens for Ex-DOJ Worker Accused of Throwing Sandwich at CBP Officer

The judge expects a brief proceeding despite outsized attention from a White House arrest video.

Overview

  • A D.C. jury was seated, with opening statements scheduled for Tuesday, and the judge said the case should take no more than two days.
  • Dunn has pleaded not guilty to assault over the August 10 encounter, when he allegedly threw a Subway sandwich after insulting CBP officers.
  • He was briefly detained and later released that night, and he subsequently lost his Justice Department position, as Pam Bondi announced.
  • The White House later published a produced video of the arrest that drew millions of views online.
  • Dunn’s lawyer calls the prosecution political and argues the sandwich could not have caused harm.