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Think Tank Defends National Guard Report Amid Trump Lawsuit Threat

Trump called the Center for American Progress report a scam and said he is considering a lawsuit against the think tank and some donors.

  • On Monday, President Donald Trump threatened legal action against the Center for American Progress after the think tank released research concluding National Guard deployments did not measurably reduce violent crime in U.S. cities.
  • The report, titled "The Trump Administration's $1.7 Billion National Guard Deployments Fail To Reduce Urban Crime," analyzed crime trends before and after federal deployments, arguing available data do not support the administration's claims of success.
  • Chandler Hall, CAP's associate director of public safety, told C-SPAN that analysis across multiple datasets found no consistent post-deployment effect on violent crime in tested cities.
  • President Trump responded on Truth Social by calling the analysis a "Radical Left SCAM" and attacking CAP, its funders, and Hall, while stating he is "strongly considering" adding contributors to pending litigation.
  • The Major Cities Chiefs Association has reported nationwide reductions in violent crime, including in jurisdictions without National Guard deployments, suggesting the downward trend extends beyond the administration's intervention strategy.
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The Georgetowner broke the news on Monday, August 10, 2026.
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