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- The Mar-a-Lago mansion was originally willed to the US government as a summer home for the president.
- When the White House refused it, citing high maintenance costs, Donald Trump purchased the estate.
- Since then, the iconic property has become central to one of the former President's criminal cases.
The Mar-a-Lago Club has frequently been featured in the news cycle as the property at the heart of Donald Trump's confidential documents case — but the estate's political connections date back far futher back than the former president's embattled administration.