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Trump legal team threatens defamation suit over CAP report
By The BriefBrief · Sources (3)
Filed: Aug 21, 2026 at 10:02 PM ET
Summary: President Trump’s legal team threatened to sue the left-leaning think tank Center for American Progress for defamation over a report it issued. The report said there was “no evidence that National Guard deployments have reduced violent crime.”
WHO: Trump’s legal team; Center for American Progress
WHAT: Trump’s legal team threatened a defamation lawsuit against the Center for American Progress over a report it issued.
WHEN: Aug 21, 2026 at 9:10 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The threat is a response to the think tank’s report claiming there was “no evidence that National Guard deployments have reduced violent crime.”
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