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Man charged for throwing sandwich at federal officer was a DOJ employee
Attorney General Pam Bondi said he was fired from his position after the incident.
FBI and Border Patrol officers arrest a man, after he threw a sandwich at a law enforcement officer, along the U Street corridor during a federal law enforcement deployment to the nation's capital on Aug.10, 2025, in Washington. |By Nicole Markus
08/14/2025 02:00 PM EDT
A man accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal officer patrolling a Washington street as part of President Donald Trump's takeover of law enforcement in the nation's capital was fired from the Justice Department, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday.
'This is an example of the Deep State we have been up against for seven months as we work to refocus DOJ,' Bondi wrote on X. 'You will NOT work in this administration while disrespecting our government and law enforcement.'
Some D.C. residents — and national Democrats — have reacted with fury to what they view as a federal incursion into their city, saying they feel Trump's steps are unnecessary given numbers which show declining crime in the area.
