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A American border officer has testified he could detect through his body armor the collision of a food product hurled at him by a DC demonstrator, who has stood before a judge for physical attack.

Customs and Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore testified to the jury the snack "shattered all over him" and he "detected the aromatic vegetables and mustard" on his work clothing.

Neither side challenges that Sean Dunn, in his thirties, did in fact hurl obscenities and a made-to-order snack at authorities assigned by President Donald Trump to monitor the federal district in August.

The occurrence was recorded on video and spread across the internet, making the defendant a figure of protest in the federal district to the former president.

Government prosecutors originally tried to achieve major offense allegations against Mr Dunn, but a legal panel declined to prosecute him.

The administration's assignment of armed forces to Washington DC this summer caused outrage from some of the city's residents, who viewed it as a partisan deployment of the troops.

Based on court papers, the accused walked up to a group of officers at about 11 PM on the summer date, describing them "extremists" and yelling: "What is your purpose? I don't want you in my city!"

The trial witnessed a re-enactment from the officer on the trial day as he testified against the accused.

"I sensed it through my body armor," he testified of the sandwich's impact, adding that an aromatic fragment dangled from his police radio and sauce stained his uniform.

Mr Dunn's lawyer, his legal representative, argued in her court presentation that hurling the deli product was a "non-threatening act that did not, could not, create physical damage".

But government attorney the state's representative said Mr Dunn must be considered responsible.

"No matter who you are, you can't just go around launching items at people because you're mad," Mr Parron declared.

Subsequent to the claimed attack came to light, Mr Dunn was fired from his employment as a law firm employee in the Department of Justice.