{
  "id": 2439145,
  "title": "Trump threatens $5bn lawsuit over liberal National Guard policy report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/trump-threatens-5bn-lawsuit-over-liberal-national-guard-policy-report",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T21:17:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/21/trump-lawsuit-threat-national-guard-deployment-report"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nTrump's lawyer has responded to the findings by threatening a $5bn lawsuit against Cap, demanding that the liberal research organization retract the report.",
  "summary": "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…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}