The Donald J. Trump Presidential Library is a website administered by the

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(NARA) and launched on January 20, 2021, when

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left office as the 45th president. It serves as a placeholder until a presidential library is built. It will be the 15th NARA-managed presidential library. Plans to build the library and museum have yet to be announced, and remain on hold after Trump began his second, non-consecutive term as the 47th president on January 20, 2025.

Official records

The NARA library is established by the

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and is independent of possible plans for a physical building under the Presidential Libraries Act. All current content has been previously available to the public, including websites such as

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, photographs, and social media accounts including @POTUS and @FLOTUS. Other private records from Trump's first term are subject to access requests under the

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(FOIA) from January 2026. While most records will be open to FOIA requests by 2026, records could be withheld from public access on the basis of

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for up to twelve years. On January 19, 2021, President Trump designated

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, John Eisenberg, Patrick Philbin, Scott Gast, Michael Purpura, and

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as his presidential records representatives to potentially act on his behalf should he be incapacitated and unable to exercise executive privilege with respect to access to his administration's records.

Building plans

As with other presidential libraries, a building for Trump would need to be privately financed and organized before the possible involvement of the NARA. In December 2024, Trump won a settlement in an ongoing civil defamation case against

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, with the settlement granting Trump $15million to ultimately go to the presidential library. In January 2025, Meta Platforms agreed to settle a lawsuit for $25million following the suspension of Trump's Facebook accounts following the

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. $22million will go toward the presidential library.

Location

The exact location of Trump's library has yet to be determined. During Trump's first presidency, it had been speculated that floors in

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may be dedicated for use as a future presidential library. ''

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'' reported in the final week of the first term of his presidency that two sources close to Trump said he plans to build a library and museum in Florida run by Dan Scavino. In March 2025, it was reported that members of Trump's team were scouting universities in Florida, namely

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(FAU) and

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(FIU), for a potential presidential library. Both locations have extant ties to Trump; FAU is located in

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, the same county as his current residence,

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, and FIU is located in University Park, near the Trump National Doral Miami.

Incorporation

The Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Fund Inc. was incorporated in Florida on December 20, 2024. This incorporation occurred six days following the disclosure that

had agreed to donate $15 million to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by Donald J. Trump against the network. The settlement was intended to support Trump's future presidential foundation and museum. On July 2, 2025 Trump settled another case against

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for its work on a 60 minutes interview that it was argued misled the American public during the 2024

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. Trump was awarded $16 million which will go to the Trump Library. Per Florida state corporate records, the corporation was established by Jacob Roth, a Florida-based attorney known for his involvement in forming Trump-related entities, including the establishment of corporations: Trump Vance Inauguration Committee, inc., and Trump Vance Inaugural Committee, Inc. which along with the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Fund, Inc. have been involved in the settlement of lawsuits on behalf of Donald Trump and family. According to the articles of incorporation filed in Florida, the purpose of the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Fund Inc. is "to preserve and steward the legacy of President Donald J. Trump and his presidency."

References

External links

* {{Second presidency of Donald Trump

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