▁lit ig ation ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Trump ▁raised ▁a ▁ ▁American ▁flag ▁on ▁an ▁ ▁flag pole ▁at ▁Mar - a - L ago . ▁Town ▁z oning ▁officials ▁asked ▁Trump ▁to ▁ad here ▁to ▁town ▁z oning ▁codes ▁that ▁limit ▁flag pol es ▁to ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁. ▁This ▁dispute ▁led ▁the ▁town ▁council ▁of ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁to ▁charge ▁Trump ▁$ 1 , 2 5 0 ▁for ▁every ▁day ▁the ▁flag ▁stayed ▁up . ▁Trump ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Pal m ▁Beach . ▁Trump ▁eventually ▁dropped ▁his ▁law suit ▁over ▁the ▁flag , ▁and ▁in ▁exchange ▁the ▁town ▁wa ived ▁its ▁fin es . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁court - ordered ▁med iation , ▁Trump ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁file ▁for ▁a ▁permit ▁and ▁keep ▁a ▁pole ▁that ▁was ▁both ▁ ▁shorter ▁than ▁the ▁original ▁pole ▁and ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁different ▁spot ▁on ▁his ▁la wn . ▁The ▁agreement ▁also ▁required ▁him ▁to ▁don ate ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁veter ans ' ▁char ities , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁change ▁to ▁town ▁ordin ances ▁allowing ▁out - of - town ▁en rolle es ▁in ▁club ▁membership . ▁ ▁Cla im ▁of ▁disc rim ination ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Trump ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁Florida ▁alleg ing ▁the