{"id":270531,"date":"2026-05-14T06:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/270531\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T06:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:29:09","slug":"trump-and-desantis-sued-over-donation-of-miami-land-for-extravagant-presidential-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/270531\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and DeSantis sued over donation of Miami land for extravagant presidential library"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miami residents sued President Donald Trump, Miami Dade College and Florida state officials on Wednesday, alleging that the decision to donate an iconic stretch of downtown Miami property for Trump\u2019s future presidential library \u2014 which might also house a hotel \u2014 is unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit argues that the president, his presidential library foundation and state officials \u2014 including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis \u2014 violated the Domestic Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits states from giving a financial benefit to a sitting president.<\/p>\n

The White House didn\u2019t respond to an emailed request for comment on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

DeSantis moved last September to transfer a 2.63-acre (1.06-hectare) parcel of land to Trump\u2019s presidential library foundation. Since then, the president and his son Eric Trump shared extravagant plans for\u00a0a skyscraper to house the<\/a>\u00a0library. An artificial intelligence video\u00a0unveiled in March<\/a>\u00a0includes panning shots of the tower\u2019s exterior and interior, with a presidential jet parked in the lobby alongside a gold escalator like the one Trump rode while\u00a0launching his presidential campaign<\/a>\u00a0in 2015. Other shots show a giant ballroom like the one he\u2019s planning for the White House, a replica Oval Office, rooftop gardens and a large, gold statue of Trump.<\/p>\n

The president also suggested that there could be for-profit entities in the building.<\/p>\n

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