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A federal customs official has stated under oath he could feel through his body armor the collision of a sandwich launched at him by a capital city activist, who has gone on trial for physical attack.

Federal border agent the officer informed the jury the sandwich "exploded all over him" and he "detected the aromatic vegetables and condiment" on his uniform.

Both legal teams disputes that Sean Dunn, 37, did in fact lob obscenities and a made-to-order snack at law enforcement assigned by President Donald Trump to patrol the Washington DC in the summer month.

The occurrence was filmed on video and went viral, making Mr Dunn a symbol of dissent in the capital to Trump.

Federal attorneys at first tried to achieve major offense allegations against Mr Dunn, but a grand jury chose not to prosecute him.

The former president's assignment of National Guard troops to the federal district this season sparked outrage from some of the local inhabitants, who saw it as a politicisation of the troops.

According to charging documents, Mr Dunn approached a group of officers at about late evening on August 10, calling them "extremists" and yelling: "What is your purpose? I don't want you in my city!"

The court observed a demonstration from Mr Lairmore on the court date as he gave evidence against the defendant.

"I could feel it through my ballistic vest," he stated of the item's force, mentioning that an vegetable piece dangled from his communication device and sauce marked his clothing.

The accused's legal counsel, Julia Gatto, stated in her opening statement that hurling the food item was a "non-threatening act that did not, could not, result in harm".

But state lawyer John Parron maintained Mr Dunn must be considered responsible.

"Whatever your status, you can't just go around hurling objects at others because you're mad," Mr Parron stated.

Subsequent to the alleged assault came to light, the defendant was fired from his position as a legal assistant in the government law department.