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Miami residents sue Trump, claiming Florida land gift for library unconstitutional

City residents have sued to stop Donald Trump from receiving prime Florida real estate for his presidential library, claiming the land transfer violates the Constitution.

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 to be built — in a prime waterfront location downtown — was first transferred by Miami Dade College to the state. Then Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet gifted it to Trump’s library foundation.

The lawsuit targets Trump, his library foundation, DeSantis and members of the Florida Cabinet, as well as Miami Dade College. The 2.63 acres of land in question is valued at around $67 million, though some real estate experts have said it could be worth as much as $300 million given its bayfront location across from the city’s Kaseya Center arena. It’s also next to the Freedom Tower, a historic immigrant processing center that once welcomed Cuban refugees.

Did you know that Obama’s Stalinesque library is being built on public parkland in Chicago’s Jackson Park, and Chicago leased the 19.3-acre parcel to the Obama Foundation for 99 years for just $10? And the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, acquired the 28-acre former industrial site by issuing $11.5 million in municipal bonds. This acquisition was met with legal challenges and local controversy, but the Arkansas Supreme Court ultimately ruled in favor of the city’s ability to obtain the property for the Clinton Presidential Park. Jimmy Carter was given the land for his library by the State of Georgia. So none of this is unusual, but, moonbats gotta moonbat

Two of the residents listed as plaintiffs say the high-rise building would “compromise” their views and “materially worsen the living conditions in their neighborhood.” Another plaintiff is Dunn’s Overtown Farm, a nonprofit that wants to use the land for an urban farm, as well as a student in urban farming and nonprofit management.

This is the second lawsuit the library has faced. The first — which also involved Marvin Dunn, the owner of the urban farm nonprofit and an emeritus Florida International University professor — alleged that Miami Dade College violated open records laws by failing to give the public enough time to weigh in on the land transfer. The college held another vote and public hearing about the transfer, then voted again, which satisfied a circuit judge who’d temporarily put the transfer on hold.

And there it is, the real reasons, which are not being mentioned in a lot of articles about this lawsuit. I don’t blame the residents for not wanting yet another large building blocking views. Anyway, perhaps the state should simply lease the land to Trump for $10 for 99 years. Also, they should build it somewhere in a GOP voting area in Florida. Regardless, this is all much ado about nothing, just moonbats moonbatting.