Trump threatens lawsuit against nonprofit that questioned whether National Guard plan lessened crime

The Guardian highlights the lawsuit's monetary value and labels the policy report as "liberal," while other sources maintain a neutral description.

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What happenedPresident Donald Trump is threatening to sue a left-leaning think tank unless it retracts a report that said his National Guard deployments to various cities did not reduce crime as he said.

What changedThe Guardian - US Politics frames it as "Trump threatens $5bn lawsuit over liberal national guard policy report". The Seattle Times frames it as "Trump threatens lawsuit against nonprofit that questioned whether National Guard plan les...".

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Still Watching. The Guardian - US Politics frames it as "Trump threatens $5bn lawsuit over liberal national guard policy report". The Seattle Times frames it as "Trump threatens lawsuit against nonprofit that questioned whether National Guard plan les...".

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The Guardian - US Politics10m ago

Trump threatens $5bn lawsuit over liberal national guard policy report

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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) r...

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The Seattle Times1h ago

Trump threatens lawsuit against nonprofit that questioned whether National Guard plan lessened crime

President Donald Trump is threatening to sue a left-leaning think tank unless it retracts a report that said his National Guard deployments to various cities did not reduce crime as he said.

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