Democrat Senator on Trump’s Enthusiasm for Eminent Domain: ‘Language You’d Expect Out of Some Autocrat’
“Amid the debate over President Donald Trump’s use of a national emergency to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, the issue of eminent domain often doesn’t get the attention it deserves. While Reps….
In 2016, Trump said he would use eminent domain to build the wall
“With President Trump and congressional Democrats still at odds over funding a southern border wall, the president continues to float the possibility of declaring a national emergency to secure money for it, a proposition…
Texas landowners preparing to fight eminent domain over proposed border wall
“Some landowners with property along the U.S.-Mexico border are preparing legal challenges with the expectation that the Trump administration will use eminent domain to seize land for construction of the president’s planned border wall….
Texas landowners dig in to fight Trump’s border wall
“As President Donald Trump makes his way to vist the border in Texas to present his case for his $5.7 billion wall, landowner Eloisa Cavazos says she knows firsthand how the project will play…
Donald Trump’s Achilles Heel: Eminent Domain Property Seizure
“Donald Trump’s presidential platform mirrors almost perfectly the opinions of the Tea Party movement. But there’s one major difference between Trump’s views and those of conservatives: Trump supports broad application of eminent domain. That’s the…
Trump: I’m Only For Eminent Domain When It’s Used To Create Jobs
“In an interview with FOX News Sunday moderator Chris Wallace that aired Sunday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump explained his views on eminent domain and said he only supports exercising it when job creation is…
Chicago land feud over Obama presidential library plan reflects familiar history
“With President Obama expected to choose the site for his library in coming months, Chicagoans have been engaged in a bitter fight over a proposal to place it in a public park. But this is…