The grand jury system is so tilted in favor of prosecutors that they could, as the saying goes, indict a ham sandwich, but U.S. attorney Jeanine Pirro's office was unable to secure felony charges against a man who tossed a submarine sandwich at a federal agent.
The New York Times reported that Pirro's office was unable to persuade a federal grand jury to indict Sean Dunn on felony assault charges for throwing a submarine sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection officer in an incident caught on a viral video, and social media users reacted to the failure.
"The Trump admin has appointed as US Attorney a Fox News host quite literally struggling to prosecute a ham sandwich," posted Gillian Branstetter, communications strategist for the ACLU.
"The prosecutor who failed to get a grand jury to indict the sandwich guy has to be experiencing rock bottom right now," said writer Ian Boudreau.
"Judge Sol Wachtler said that a good prosecutor could get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich," piled on Bluesky user Nancy Dreyer. "I guess not, Judge Box of Wine."
"The ham sandwich/indictment joke really having a moment rn," added law professor Lee Kovarsky.
"Working on a Hollywood reboot, working title 'Hoagie’s Heroes,'" joked journalist Matt Pearce.
"Sandwich guy for the win," said music journalist Jennifer Kelly.
"Do we have to take a shot every time Jeanine Pirro fails to get an indictment?" suggested Bluesky user Partially Convinced. "You know, like a drinking game. My liver is not prepared for this."
"GRAND JURY NULLIFICATION!" posted law professor Anthony Michael Kreis.
"This is one time I'm glad the entire #Trump Administration is loaded with incompetents," added marketing executive Tim Massie. "What did Pirro want him charged with? Assault with a deli weapon? For once, the power of regular folks is pushing back against the Trump onslaught of authoritarianism."
