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Rhiannon12866

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Thu Aug 28, 2025, 03:01 AM Aug 2025

Sandwich-thrower case tossed by grand jury: Live with Andrew Weissmann - All Rise News



Drawing from decades of experience within the Justice Department, Andrew Weissmann unpacks just what it means when a grand jury says "no true bill." - 08/27/2025.
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Sandwich-thrower case tossed by grand jury: Live with Andrew Weissmann - All Rise News (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Aug 2025 OP
Some said this reflected 'jury nullification.' It WASN'T, it was proper decision of grand jury. elleng Aug 2025 #1
Thanks for the clarification Rhiannon12866 Aug 2025 #2
You're welcome. elleng Aug 2025 #4
Have you ever heard of a wish sandwich? MrWowWow Aug 2025 #3
They would have returned a different verdict if the thrower had used a sandwich Wonder Why Aug 2025 #5

elleng

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1. Some said this reflected 'jury nullification.' It WASN'T, it was proper decision of grand jury.
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 03:32 AM
Aug 2025

MrWowWow

(1,461 posts)
3. Have you ever heard of a wish sandwich?
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 03:41 AM
Aug 2025

A wish sandwich is the kind of a sandwich where you have two slices of bread and you
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Wish you had some meat!

Bow bow bow!

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Wonder Why

(7,232 posts)
5. They would have returned a different verdict if the thrower had used a sandwich
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 10:32 AM
Aug 2025

from a real local deli because then it would have been an attack on the ICEist. But because it was a Subway, which is just as good for throwing as it is for eating, it constituted free speech.

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