Think Tank Won't Retract National Guard Crime Report Despite Trump's Lawsuit Threat, CEO Says
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At a glance
- President Trump has threatened a defamation lawsuit against the Center for American Progress over its report on National Guard deployments and violent crime.
- The think tank's report found that the deployments did not reduce violent crime, according to the provided account.
- CEO Neera Tanden, a former adviser to Joe Biden, discussed the report and the threat on "The Takeout."
President Trump is threatening a defamation lawsuit against the Center for American Progress, but the left-leaning think tank says it will not retract its report on National Guard deployments and violent crime.
The report concluded that deploying the National Guard did not reduce violent crime. The dispute has put the think tank at the center of a confrontation with Trump over its findings.
Neera Tanden, the organization's CEO and a former adviser to former President Joe Biden, joined CBS News' "The Takeout" to discuss the report and Trump's legal threat.
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