{"id":130515,"date":"2025-08-15T06:20:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/08\/15\/viral-d-c-sandwich-thrower-idd-as-one-of-the-dojs-own\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T06:20:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:20:37","slug":"viral-d-c-sandwich-thrower-idd-as-one-of-the-dojs-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/08\/15\/viral-d-c-sandwich-thrower-idd-as-one-of-the-dojs-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral D.C. Sandwich Thrower ID\u2019d As One Of The DOJ\u2019s Own"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest bit of ridiculous news in our nation\u2019s turn toward authoritarianism is the felony charges levied against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DNMvhS7sYtU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=f183a7b3-20e3-409a-81ab-53b0a156644c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">D.C. sandwich thrower<\/a>. In case you missed the underlying story, in the midst of Donald Trump\u2019s militarization on the nation\u2019s capital, Sean Charles Dunn allegedly called a federal agent a fascist and threw a Subway sandwich at the officer. <\/p>\n<p>According to charging documents, Dunn admitted to arresting officers, \u201cI did it. I threw a sandwich.\u201d Felony charges for assaulting a federal officer with a Subway sandwich is absolutely absurd and also the most 2025 sentence ever.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@FBI<\/a> arrested this individual last night. <\/p>\n<p>He has been charged with felony assault on a federal officer. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GY2DBr9rUP\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/GY2DBr9rUP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBIDirectorKash\/status\/1955980832998350883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Anyway, it turns out Dunn was actually an\u00a0international affairs specialist in the Justice Department\u2019s criminal division. Emphasis on *was* because, as Attorney General Pam Bondi made hilariously apparent, Dunn has been fired from his job.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you touch any law enforcement officer, we will come after you. <\/p>\n<p>I just learned that this defendant worked at the Department of Justice \u2014 NO LONGER. Not only is he FIRED, he has been charged with a felony.<\/p>\n<p>This is an example of the Deep State we have been up against for seven\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l1jWVjLJPA\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/l1jWVjLJPA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/1956010229348413694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>I certainly don\u2019t condone Subway sandwich throwing \u2014 they can be a tasty treat! And the DOJ got evermore homogenized with Dunn\u2019s firing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I threw the sandwich, but I did not throw the condiments<br \/>I threw the sandwich, but I didn&#8217;t throw the condiments<\/p>\n<p>All around Washington D.C.<br \/>They&#8217;re trying to track me down<br \/>They say they want to bring me in guilty<br \/>For the spilling of some mayonnaise<br \/>For wasting all the dijon, but\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IeEfrJw8eh\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/IeEfrJw8eh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 George Conway \ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udd25 (@gtconway3d) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gtconway3d\/status\/1955809153454317766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<hr>\n<p><strong><em><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-80083 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/IMG_5243-1-scaled-e1623338814705-620x568.jpg?resize=174%2C160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"160\" title=\"\">Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1XC11QhFCWxWr4NQrk2sEA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of <a href=\"https:\/\/legaltalknetwork.com\/podcasts\/thinking-like-a-lawyer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email <a href=\"mailto:kathryn@abovethelaw.com?subject=Your%20Column\" target='_blank\"' rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/08\/viral-d-c-sandwich-thrower-idd-as-one-of-the-dojs-own\/%E2%80%9C\/\/twitter.com\/Kathryn1%22%E2%80%9D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/08\/viral-d-c-sandwich-thrower-idd-as-one-of-the-dojs-own\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Kathryn1@mastodon.social.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/08\/viral-d-c-sandwich-thrower-idd-as-one-of-the-dojs-own\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Viral D.C. Sandwich Thrower ID\u2019d As One Of The DOJ\u2019s Own<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The latest bit of ridiculous news in our nation\u2019s turn toward authoritarianism is the felony charges levied against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DNMvhS7sYtU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=f183a7b3-20e3-409a-81ab-53b0a156644c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">D.C. sandwich thrower<\/a>. In case you missed the underlying story, in the midst of Donald Trump\u2019s militarization on the nation\u2019s capital, Sean Charles Dunn allegedly called a federal agent a fascist and threw a Subway sandwich at the officer. <\/p>\n<p>According to charging documents, Dunn admitted to arresting officers, \u201cI did it. I threw a sandwich.\u201d Felony charges for assaulting a federal officer with a Subway sandwich is absolutely absurd and also the most 2025 sentence ever.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, it turns out Dunn was actually an\u00a0international affairs specialist in the Justice Department\u2019s criminal division. Emphasis on *was* because, as Attorney General Pam Bondi made hilariously apparent, Dunn has been fired from his job.<\/p>\n<p>I certainly don\u2019t condone Subway sandwich throwing \u2014 they can be a tasty treat! And the DOJ got evermore homogenized with Dunn\u2019s firing.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-80083 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/IMG_5243-1-scaled-e1623338814705-620x568.jpg?resize=174%2C160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"160\" title=\"\">Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1XC11QhFCWxWr4NQrk2sEA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of <a href=\"https:\/\/legaltalknetwork.com\/podcasts\/thinking-like-a-lawyer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#e08b81948892998ea081828f96859488858c8197ce838f8ddf9395828a858394ddb98f9592c5d2d0a38f8c958d8e\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/08\/viral-d-c-sandwich-thrower-idd-as-one-of-the-dojs-own\/%E2%80%9C\/\/twitter.com\/Kathryn1%22%E2%80%9D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Kathryn1%22%22\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@[email\u00a0protected].<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest bit of ridiculous news in our nation\u2019s turn toward authoritarianism is the felony charges levied against the D.C. sandwich thrower. In case you missed the underlying story, in the midst of Donald Trump\u2019s militarization on the nation\u2019s capital, Sean Charles Dunn allegedly called a federal agent a fascist and threw a Subway sandwich [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":130491,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5243-1-scaled-e1623338814705-620x568-vngKSJ.jpg?fit=620%2C568&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}