Trump Threatens $5 Billion Lawsuit Against Think Tank Over Crime Report
President Donald Trump is threatening a $5 billion lawsuit against the left-leaning Center for American Progress unless the Washington D.C.-based think tank retracts its report claiming National Guard deployments did not reduce crime. The nonprofit declined, stating the lawsuit is…
Detroit, MI, August 21, 2026 —
President Donald Trump has threatened a $5 billion lawsuit against the Center for American Progress, a left-leaning think tank based in Washington D.C.
The potential lawsuit is contingent on the Center for American Progress retracting a report that claims National Guard deployments did not lead to a reduction in crime.
The Center for American Progress has declined to retract its report. The organization stated that the lawsuit is an attempt to silence their work and that their findings were based on an analysis of crime data.
The exact date of the threat or the specific details of the report’s findings beyond its central claim were not provided.
The potential fine amount, if the lawsuit were to proceed and be successful, is stated as $5 billion.
The Center for American Progress is described as a nonprofit organization.
Story summarized from the original created by Gary Fields, Associated Press on www.clickondetroit.com, see more information here.
