The latest bit of ridiculous news in our nation’s 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’s militarization on the nation’s capital, Sean Charles Dunn allegedly called a federal agent a fascist and threw a Subway sandwich at the officer.
According to charging documents, Dunn admitted to arresting officers, “I did it. I threw a sandwich.” Felony charges for assaulting a federal officer with a Subway sandwich is absolutely absurd and also the most 2025 sentence ever.
Anyway, it turns out Dunn was actually an international affairs specialist in the Justice Department’s criminal division. Emphasis on *was* because, as Attorney General Pam Bondi made hilariously apparent, Dunn has been fired from his job.
If you touch any law enforcement officer, we will come after you.
I just learned that this defendant worked at the Department of Justice — NO LONGER. Not only is he FIRED, he has been charged with a felony.
This is an example of the Deep State we have been up against for seven… https://t.co/l1jWVjLJPA
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) August 14, 2025
I certainly don’t condone Subway sandwich throwing — they can be a tasty treat! And the DOJ got evermore homogenized with Dunn’s firing.
I threw the sandwich, but I did not throw the condiments
I threw the sandwich, but I didn’t throw the condimentsAll around Washington D.C.
They’re trying to track me down
They say they want to bring me in guilty
For the spilling of some mayonnaise
For wasting all the dijon, but… https://t.co/IeEfrJw8eh— George Conway (@gtconway3d) August 14, 2025
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