President Trump threatens $5 billion defamation lawsuit against Center for American Progress over National Guard report
President Trump is seeking to file a $5 billion defamation lawsuit against the Center for American Progress unless the think tank retracts a report regarding the administration’s National Guard deployments. The analysis, which cost taxpayers $1.7 billion, concluded that the federalized troops had no measurable impact on violent crime rates in cities like Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. President Trump characterized the report as a "Radical Left SCAM" and argued that crime has significantly decreased during his tenure. The Center for American Progress CEO, Neera Tanden, defended the research as evidence-based and argued that the lawsuit is a transparent attempt to silence independent analysis. In other news, the administration announced a plan to potentially rename a new Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier to honor President Trump, a move that would break precedent by naming a vessel after a sitting president. Additionally, the administration announced a report recommending the removal of the American Bar Association's power to accredit law schools, citing concerns over the association's perceived liberal bias and "radical indoctrination.\