A group of Miami residents and a local nonprofit have sued President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Miami Dade College, and members of the Florida Cabinet over plans for Trump’s future presidential library. The lawsuit centers on a 2.63-acre parcel next to Miami’s historic Freedom Tower that was transferred from Miami Dade College to the state before being donated to Trump’s presidential library foundation by DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet last year.

The legal challenge argues that the transfer violates the Constitution’s Domestic Emoluments Clause, which bars states from providing financial benefits or gifts to a sitting president beyond an official salary. The project itself has been described in increasingly extravagant terms, with renderings showing a glass skyscraper emblazoned with the Trump name and a replica Oval Office.

The lawsuit also takes aim at the development’s potential as a commercial venture rather than just a presidential archive, pointing to Trump's own comments suggesting it could include a hotel. Plaintiffs include two nearby residents who say the proposed tower would damage views and worsen neighborhood conditions, as well as Dunn's Overtown Farm, which had hoped to turn the land into an urban farm and educational site.

The lawsuit marks the second legal challenge tied to the project. Earlier litigation accused Miami Dade College of violating Florida open records laws during the land transfer process. This latest legal move highlights ongoing scrutiny of several other Trump-linked building projects, including a controversial plan to coat the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in what Trump described as 'American Flag Blue.'