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Trump threatens $5B suit against think tank over National Guard crime report

NYT reveals letter, frames it as intimidation of a critic

1 Aug 21 10:26 AM · 17d ago · 12 articles · 6 posts · 4 sources · development 1 of 4

The New York Times reported on the letter and cast it as part of Trump's broader effort to use the legal system against those voicing unflattering facts and opinions otherwise protected by the First Amendment.

NYT reveals letter, frames it as intimidation of a critic
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“Trump's latest effort to use the legal system to punish critics for voicing unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.”

New York Times

Donald TrumpDonald Trump President of the United StatesCenter for American Progress Left-leaning think tank / report authorTrump's personal attorney Author of the demand letter

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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 3 claims were published in its stretch

  1. 2 outlets Trump Threatens to Sue Think Tank Over Study That Exposed Folly of His DC National Guard Deployment

    first by Common Dreams, 17d ago · also Yahoo News Singapore

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  2. 2 outlets Trump threatens ‘baseless’ $5B lawsuit over National Guard report he didn’t like

    first by The Independent, 17d ago · also NYT

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  3. 2 outlets Trump Threatens Suit Against Think Tank Over Report He Doesn’t Like

    first by NYT Politics, 17d ago · also The New York Times

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