Trump lawyer to liberal think tank: Retract National Guard report that defames president

President Trump's personal attorney has issued a formal demand to the Center for American Progress, a progressive research organisation, ordering the retraction of a critical report concerning Trump's National Guard deployments. The letter, delivered Monday, accompanies a threat to pursue a $5 billion defamation action should the think tank refuse compliance by Friday evening.

The legal action represents Trump's assertion that the report contains false and damaging claims about his presidential conduct. CAP, a left-leaning policy institute, faces a tightening deadline to respond to the allegation and choose between withdrawing its analysis or defending its publication in potential court proceedings.