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For decades Donald Trump bullied Palm Beach to get his way. Now he s determined to make it his home.
Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post
Feb. 11, 2021
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1of3President-elect Donald Trump makes a statement to the media at Mar-a-Lago Club in December 2016 in Palm Beach, Fla. Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)Ricky Carioti/The Washington PostShow MoreShow Less
2of3A sketch of the Trump coat-of-arms, which was added to some of the decor at Mar-a-Lago. The sketch was obtained via a public records request.Town of Palm Beach, Fla.Show MoreShow Less
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In a presentation at the council, John Marion, who represents Trump, argued that the former president meets the definition of a bona fide employee of the swanky club, and therefore can legally reside there. This guy, as he wanders the property, is like the mayor of Mar-a-Lago. He s always present. . And he loves it there, Marion said in his presentation to the Town Council, which met on Tuesday virtually.
Marion enumerated the various duties, he says, Trump as president of the club has taken on since making the resort his permanent home. To hear him tell it, Trump plays a very hands-on role in nearly every aspect of the running of Mar-a-Lago.
As his second impeachment trial began, a Zoom meeting discussed if Trump violated a 1993 deal that allowed him to convert his residence into a money-making club.
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The town council president in Palm Beach, Fla., said during their meeting Tuesday that she agreed former President Donald Trump should be allowed to continue living at Mar-a-Lago in an owner s suite, and the town manager confirmed Wednesday to Fox News that there is no further action for the town to take on the matter at this time.
Palm Beach Town Manager Kirk Blouin summarized the town council’s deliberations in an email sent to Fox News on Wednesday, explaining that Town Attorney John Skip Randolph had conducted a legal review of the 1993 Declaration of Use Agreement and offered a legal opinion that the agreement doesn’t specifically prohibit Former President Trump from residing at Mar-a-Lago.
Town Of Palm Beach Hears Arguments On Trump’s Permanent Move To Mar-A-Lago Full-Time
By Vanessa Romo
February 9, 2021
While the U.S. Senate began its second impeachment trial of Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, local lawmakers in the town of Palm Beach, Fla., also gathered to consider the former president’s fate – specifically, whether to let him live full-time at his sprawling private club, Mar-a-Lago.
In a presentation at the council, Palm Beach Town Attorney John Randolph sided with Trump’s own lawyer, arguing that the former president meets the definition of a “bona fide” employee of the swanky club, and therefore can legally reside there.