Center for American Progress

Date

Aug 17, 2026

Sector

Non-profit

Response

Refused

Amount

$5bn threatened

Source

thehill.com ↗

Pressure applied

A nine-page letter from Trump's personal attorney Alejandro Brito threatening a defamation suit seeking at least $5 billion over a CAP report that said there was "no evidence" Trump's National Guard deployments reduced violent crime

What was demanded

Retract the report, apologize and compensate him by 5 p.m. on Aug. 21

What happened

CAP declined to retract. President and CEO Neera Tanden called the threat "baseless" and said the group "will neither cower nor bend."

Period

Second term

Full record

Read the full 47watch record →