THE NEW YORK TIMES – A man accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal agent who was patrolling Washington this week, after calling him and other agents “fascists,” was charged with assaulting a federal officer on Wednesday.
On Thursday, Attorney General Pam Bondi said the man had been fired from his job at the Justice Department.
The police said the man threw a “sub-style” sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection officer on Sunday night, the day before President Trump’s announcement that his administration was temporarily taking over Washington’s police force and sending National Guard troops and federal agents into the city for patrols.
A video of the interaction went viral, showing a man repeatedly yelling at the agents near the corner of 14th and U Streets in Northwest D.C., a popular part of the city filled with bars and restaurants. “Shame! Shame!” he yelled from across the street.
At some point, the video shows, he got closer to the officers and warned them to back up while berating them.
A transit police detective, Daina Henry, included screenshots of the video in an affidavit that was included with the criminal complaint.
The detective wrote that the man charged in the crime, identified as Sean C. Dunn, 37, had confessed after he was apprehended. “I did it. I threw the sandwich,” the detective quoted him as saying.
“If you touch any law enforcement officer, we will come after you,” Ms. Bondi wrote on X, adding that Mr. Dunn was “an example of the Deep State we have been up against for seven months” as the Trump administration worked to “refocus” her department …
