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South Florida Plaintiffs Sue Over $63 M Trump Library Land Gift

5/14/2026

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Four South Florida plaintiffs sued, alleging the state’s $63 million, 2.63-acre land gift to President Donald Trump’s library foundation breaches the Domestic Emoluments Clause.
The parcel moved from Miami Dade College to a state trust then to the Trump foundation, and could have doubled its $227 million endowment.
The White House praised the library but ignored the lawsuit; spokesman Davis Ingle called the building “one of the magnificent buildings in the world.”

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Four South Florida plaintiffs sued, alleging the state’s $63 million, 2.63-acre land gift to President Donald Trump’s library foundation breaches the Domestic Emoluments Clause.
The parcel moved from Miami Dade College to a state trust then to the Trump foundation, and could have doubled its $227 million endowment.
The White House praised the library but ignored the lawsuit; spokesman Davis Ingle called the building “one of the magnificent buildings in the world.”