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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Payne

Lawsuit challenges vote to gift prime Miami real estate for Trump's presidential library

US Presidential Library Florida - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A Miami activist alleges that city officials violated Florida's open government law when they gifted a sizable plot of prime downtown real estate to the state, which then transferred it to the foundation for Donald Trump's future presidential library.

The nearly 3-acre (1.2-hectare) property is a developer’s dream and is valued at more than $67 million, according to a 2025 assessment by the Miami-Dade County property appraiser. One of the last undeveloped lots on an iconic stretch of palm tree-lined Biscayne Boulevard, one real estate expert wagered that the parcel could sell for hundreds of millions of dollars more.

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