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Filtering Week: Week 83 × Attack target: Rule of Law × Trait: Dissent is reframed as disorder, treason, or terrorism × Clear all ☆ Save this search

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Aug 21, 2026 Trump threatened a $5 billion lawsuit against a think tank unless it retracted a factual report on National Guard deployment costs Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation

A legal threat against an independent research organization for publishing critical policy analysis aims to suppress factual scrutiny of government spending.

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Trump's lawyer threatens $5bn lawsuit against Center for American Progress over National Guard report — Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Alejandro Brito, sent a letter to the Center for American Progress (CAP) threatening a $5 billion lawsuit unless the think tank retracts a July 2026 report concluding that National Guard

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Dissent is reframed as disorder, treason, or terrorism

Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 83 – 2026-08-15–2026-08-21 wk83_IM_019

Aug 20, 2026 DOJ defended its prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey over an ambiguous social media post Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance

The Justice Department's continued pursuit of a criminal case over a seashell social media image raises concerns about using prosecutorial power against a prominent critic.