A group of Miami residents, activists, and a current Miami Dade College student sued President Donald Trump, Florida officials and trustees of Miami Dade College on Tuesday, arguing that Trump's planned presidential library is effectively a commercial hotel project built on public land transferred to his foundation for $10.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in South Florida, alleges that the transfer of a nearly three-acre waterfront parcel in downtown Miami violates the Constitution's domestic emoluments clause, which bars states from providing gifts or benefits intended to influence a sitting president.
