Trump threatens $5bn lawsuit over liberal National Guard policy report
A report released by thinktank Cap argues the deployment of the National Guard failed to have a measurable impact on crime, despite costing billions The Center for American Progress (Cap) received a letter from Donald Trump’s lawyer threatening a $5bn lawsuit unless the liberal research organization retracts a report criticizing the effectiveness of the president’s National Guard rollout. The…
According to the Center for American Progress (Cap), a report released on 13 July alleges that the deployment of the National Guard in Washington DC, Memphis, and Los Angeles did not have a measurable impact on crime. Despite the estimated cost of $1.7bn, the report found that crime rates in these cities were not statistically different from the rate of decrease in cities without a National Guard intervention. The report suggests that violent crime had already begun falling before Donald Trump assumed office in 2025.
Trump's lawyer has responded to the findings by threatening a $5bn lawsuit against Cap, demanding that the liberal research organization retract the report.
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