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resipsaloquitur on Nostr: cross-posted from: > Customs and Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore told the jury ...

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/49262051

> Customs and Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore told the jury the snack "exploded all over him" and he "could smell the onions and mustard" on his uniform.
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> Neither side disputes that Sean Dunn, 37, did in fact lob obscenities and a deli-style sandwich at officers deployed by President Donald Trump to patrol the nation's capital in August. But Mr Dunn's lawyer argues it was not a criminal act.
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> The incident was captured on video and went viral, making Mr Dunn a symbol of opposition in Washington DC to Trump.
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> Government prosecutors initially tried to secure felony charges against Mr Dunn, but a grand jury declined to indict him. Prosecutors have instead charged him with a lower-level misdemeanour assault.