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President Trump's legal team is threatening to sue left-leaning think tank Center for American Progress for defamation over a report it issued that found "no evidence that National Guard deployments have reduced violent crime."
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President Trump's legal team is threatening to sue left-leaning think tank Center for American Progress for defamation over a report it issued that found "no evidence that National Guard deployments have reduced violent crime."
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It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.
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The earliest report in this entry came from The New York Times — Politics (Aug 22, 2026, 00:54 UTC); the most recent came from CBS News — Top (Aug 22, 2026, 01:10 UTC).
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