MIAMI — Renderings for the proposed Trump Presidential Library reveal a massive project planned for land gifted to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation by the state and Miami Dade College.

“But the problem here is not the library,” attorney Gerald Greenberg said. “The problem here is your personal business for personal gain and that’s unlawful.”

Greenberg represents a group of Miami residents -- including a student, nearby neighbors and a nonprofit connected to Marvin Dunn -- suing over what they describe as a land giveaway.

The plaintiffs claim the land, owned by Miami-Dade College, was illegally gifted to President Donald Trump. The lawsuit cites the domestic emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution.

“The domestic emoluments clause says the president can’t get gifts from states,” Greenberg said. “This is a quintessential gift from a state. Miami-Dade College transferred the land to the state of Florida and the state of Florida transferred the land to the president.”

The site next to Miami’s Freedom Tower is valued at around $67 million. But the lawsuit argues the land the project would sit on is worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

In comments from March, Trump said the project would “most likely be a hotel.”

“It’s most likely going to be a hotel with a beautiful building underneath and a 747 Air Force One in the lobby, which is going to be a trick,” Trump said.

The 57-page lawsuit states the land “is no longer available to serve MDC’s student community and downtown Miami.”

Instead, the filing states, “the land will house a Trump hotel that brings riches to the president.”

When asked whether critics would view the lawsuit as politically motivated, Greenberg rejected the idea.

“Yeah, this isn’t a politically motivated lawsuit at all,” Greenberg said. “This is about giving public land to a private individual or in this case a president for his own private gain.”

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