Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office is jumping in to defend Miami Dade College in what he’s calling a “bogus lawsuit,” after a judge temporarily blocked the school from transferring the deed for prime downtown land the state plans to give Donald Trump’s presidential library foundation.
Florida’s chief financial officer Blaise Ingoglia has also filed a request to join the lawsuit on the college’s behalf, according to court filings.
The Sunshine law case hinges on whether the college’s Board of Trustees gave “reasonable notice” ahead of a brief Sept. 23 meeting where they unanimously voted to hand over property adjacent to the Freedom Tower to a state board at no cost, without any debate or discussion.
The state’s Internal Improvement Trust Fund — made up of Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida cabinet, which includes Uthmeier and Ingoglia — voted to give the land to Trump’s library foundation a week later. The only restriction on the deal is that construction has to begin within five years.
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