Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic

New York Times Friday 21 August 2026, 14:51 UTC By Alan Feuer 1 min read

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A report by the Center for American Progress determined that there was “no evidence” that President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to cities across the country had affected the crime rate.

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