Threats to Truth: The Trump Administration's Latest Assault on Free Speech The Center for American Progress (Cap) has faced a $5 billion lawsuit threat from the Trump administration over its report on National Guard deployments in Washington DC, Memphis, and Los Angeles.
This move is part of a pattern of behavior aimed at silencing critics and controlling the narrative. According to Cap's report, released on July 13th, the $1.
7 billion spent on National Guard deployments had no discernible impact on crime rates in these cities. In fact, violent crime began declining before Trump took office in 2025, rendering the deployment inconsequential.