A Customs and Border Patrol Agent testified in federal court on Tuesday that a sandwich "exploded all over him" after a D.C. man threw a sub-style sandwich at him during an expletive-filled rant in protest of President Trump's federal policing crackdown and National Guard deployment in the nation's capital this summer.

Sean Dunn , who was charged with one count of misdemeanor assault charges, has become a symbol of resistance against Mr. Trump's D.C. policing policies, sat in a crowded courtroom as spectators, jury members, and even witnesses attempted to keep a straight face during the first day of his criminal trial .

"He did it, he threw the sandwich," Dunn's attorney Julia Gatto said in her opening statement to a D.C. jury, adding their client has "very strong feelings" about

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