Trump threatens defamation suit against left-leaning think tank

Photo caption: National Guardsmen, assigned to Joint Task Force-District of Columbia (JTF-DC) in support of the DC Safe and Beautiful mission, patrol Meridian Hill Park in Washington, Aug 10, 2026. About 4,700 National Guard members are supporting the mission, providing critical assistance to the Metropolitan Police Department to help ensure the safety of residents, commuters, and visitors throughout the District. Photo credit: U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Alex Lopez via DVIDS. Public Domain. Article by Arden Farhi, Jacob Rosen. CBS News – August 21, 2026.

President Trump’s legal team is threatening to sue left-leaning think tank Center for American Progress for defamation over a report it issued in July that found “no evidence that National Guard deployments have reduced violent crime.” In an Aug. 17 letter, Mr. Trump’s lawyer, Alejandro Brito, claimed the report contains materially false statements intended to damage the president. He set a deadline of 5 p.m. Friday for the organization to retract the report, apologize and compensate the president. Failure to comply, Brito wrote, could result in a lawsuit seeking at least $5 billion in damages. […]

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