Trump Threatens $5 Billion Lawsuit Over National Guard Policy Report
Donald Trump has threatened a $5 billion lawsuit against a liberal think tank over a report concerning National Guard policy that he dislikes.
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Trump Threatens Suit Against Think Tank Over Report He Doesn’t Like
It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system to intimidate his critics for voicing unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.
By Alan Feuer
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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 report released 13 July argues that the National Guard deployment in Washington DC, Memphis and Los A...
By George Chidi
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