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A D.C. jury acquitted Sean Dunn of assaulting an officer on Thursday, delivering another embarrassing setback to the Trump administration’s effort to punish Washingtonians who oppose its crackdown on the city. Dunn—aka Sandwich Guy—became a folk hero in August after hurling a sub at an officer to protest President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal forces in the District’s streets. His acquittal comes on the heels of many similar humiliations for the administration: D.C. grand juries have consistently refused to indict protesters arrested on exaggerated charges of violence, while criminal juries have declined to convict those whose cases actually make

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