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A Florida judge has temporarily blocked the transfer of a site earmarked for President Donald Trump's future presidential library after a lawsuit was filed by a local historian and activist who once sought a congressional seat as a Democrat.

Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz issued a temporary injunction on Tuesday blocking the transfer of the prime downtown Miami site to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation, finding that reasonable public notice was not given before Miami Dade College’s board voted to transfer the property.

Ruiz said her decision was based on procedure and not politics.

"This is not an easy decision," Mavel said when explaining her ruling from the bench, finding that the college didn’t give the public reason

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