U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday that the man charged with felony assault for throwing a Subway sandwich at a federal agent earlier this week in Washington, D.C., was a Department of Justice (DOJ) employee.

“If you touch any law enforcement officer, we will come after you,” Bondi wrote on X Thursday morning. “I just learned that this defendant worked at the Department of Justice — NO LONGER. Not only is he FIRED, he has been charged with a felony.”

“This is an example of the Deep State we have been up against for seven months as we work to refocus DOJ,” she said. “You will NOT work in this administration while disrespecting our government and law enforcement.”

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