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Trump lawyers threaten $5B defamation suit over CAP report
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Aug 21, 2026 at 2:12 PM ET
Summary: Lawyers for President Donald Trump sent a letter to the Center for American Progress demanding it retract a report on National Guard deployments and violent-crime impacts. The letter warns of a $5 billion defamation lawsuit unless the group pulls the report and apologizes by 5 p.m. Friday.
WHO: Alexander Brito and lawyers for President Donald Trump; Center for American Progress CEO Neera Tanden
WHAT: Trump’s lawyers threatened a $5 billion defamation lawsuit unless the Center for American Progress retracts and apologizes over a report analyzing National Guard deployments and violent-crime impacts.
WHEN: Aug 21, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: The threat was triggered by the Center for American Progress report analyzing the administration’s National Guard deployments and finding no measurable impact on violent crime rates.
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