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A American border officer has stated under oath he could feel through his protective gear the force of a food product thrown at him by a capital city activist, who has faced court proceedings for criminal charge.

Customs and Border Patrol agent the government official informed the legal jury the sandwich "shattered all over him" and he "detected the onions and condiment" on his uniform.

Both legal teams contests that Sean Dunn, thirty-seven, did in fact throw obscenities and a made-to-order snack at law enforcement sent by the former president to monitor the federal district in late summer.

The incident was captured on video and went viral, making the defendant a figure of opposition in Washington DC to Trump.

Federal attorneys initially tried to obtain major offense allegations against the defendant, but a legal panel chose not to indict him.

Trump's deployment of armed forces to the capital this warmer months generated protest from some of the DC citizens, who viewed it as a political use of the military.

Based on court papers, the accused approached a law enforcement team at about late evening on the summer date, referring to them "authoritarians" and exclaiming: "Why are you present? You are not welcome in my city!"

The trial witnessed a reenactment from Mr Lairmore on Tuesday as he took the stand against the accused.

"I sensed it through my body armor," he testified of the food's collision, noting that an vegetable piece remained from his police radio and sauce discolored his uniform.

The defendant's lawyer, Julia Gatto, stated in her initial argument that throwing the sandwich was a "non-threatening act that did not, could not, result in harm".

But state lawyer the state's representative said Mr Dunn must be facing consequences.

"No matter who you are, you can't just go around hurling objects at individuals because you're upset," the prosecutor said.

After the claimed attack became public, Mr Dunn was terminated from his job as a legal assistant in the federal legal agency.