The trial has begun for the man charged in connection with a sandwich thrown at a federal officer in Washington, D.C., in August.

Sean Charles Dunn, 37, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault in September after a grand jury initially declined to charge him with a felony in the incident, which went viral as a symbol of the local resistance to President Trump's military takeover of the nation's capital.

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, said he expects the trial to last no more than two days, The Associated Press reported. He said this was "because it's the simplest case in the world."

Jury selection started on Monday, with open statements expected Tuesday.

Last month, Dunn's lawyers tried to dismiss the case, which they called "a blatant abuse of power."

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