Trump and DeSantis sued over donation of Miami land for extravagant presidential library
The suit says the 2.63-acre waterfront site could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars and would enrich Trump through a planned tower and hotel.
- On Wednesday, South Florida residents and a nonprofit filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleging the transfer of Miami land for a President Donald Trump library violates the Domestic Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
- Florida officials transferred the 2.63-acre downtown Miami site to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation for $10 last year, despite the Miami-Dade Property Appraiser valuing the land at about $63 million.
- Plaintiffs argue the waterfront plot could sell for over $300 million, potentially doubling Miami Dade College's $227 million endowment, while President Trump intends to monetize the site by constructing a luxury hotel skyscraper.
- The lawsuit seeks to void the transaction as an unlawful 'emolument,' though previous legal challenges failed after the Miami Dade College Board conducted a second vote approving the deal last year.
- Florida lawmakers previously passed legislation barring local governments from regulating presidential libraries, and legal experts note the new federal lawsuit faces an uphill battle given limited precedent for emolument cases.
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Trump and DeSantis sued over donation of Miami land for 'extravagant' presidential library
Miami residents and a student filed a lawsuit Wednesday against President Donald Trump and Florida officials over the donation of college-owned land for a future presidential library.
Miami Residents Sue Trump Over Land Grab For Presidential Library
Two Miami City residents have filed suit to stop Trump from receiving prime waterfront Florida real estate for his presidential library, claiming the land transfer violates the Constitution. Via Politico: The lawsuit is being brought under the Emoluments Clause, which bars the president from accepting gifts, payments or other benefits from state, federal or foreign entities beyond an official salary. The land where the skyscraper library is set …
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