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Palm Beach to decide whether Trump can stay at Mar-a-Lago

By TERRY SPENCER, Associated Press
Published: February 9, 2021, 8:15am
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FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, file photo, is Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. Former President Donald Trump has been living at his Mar-a-Lago club since leaving office last week -- a possible violation of a 1993 agreement he made with the Town of Palm Beach that limits stays to seven consecutive days. Town Manager Kirk Blouin said in a brief email Thursday, Jan. 28, that Palm Beach is examining its options and the matter might be discussed at the town council's February meeting.
FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, file photo, is Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. Former President Donald Trump has been living at his Mar-a-Lago club since leaving office last week -- a possible violation of a 1993 agreement he made with the Town of Palm Beach that limits stays to seven consecutive days. Town Manager Kirk Blouin said in a brief email Thursday, Jan. 28, that Palm Beach is examining its options and the matter might be discussed at the town council's February meeting. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via AP, File) Photo Gallery

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As the Senate’s impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins Tuesday in Washington, a matter even more important to his immediate future is being discussed some 990 miles to the south by the Palm Beach Town Council: Whether he can continue living at Mar-a-Lago.

The council members will hear their attorney’s opinion on whether the town can bar Trump from living at his club.

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