Trump’s love note to eminent domain miscasts New London case

Donald Trump's embrace of government power to take private property, backed by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Connecticut's Kelo v. New London case, drew barbs Wednesday from at least one rival and mischaracterized the outcome for one of the families involved in Kelo. "I think eminent domain is wonderful," the Republican presidential contender said when asked about government land taking in an interview broadcast on Fox News Tuesday evening. He went on to explain: "For massive projects – for

Donald Trump's embrace of government power to take private property, backed by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Connecticut's Kelo v. New London case, drew barbs Wednesday from at least one rival and mischaracterized the outcome for one of the families involved in Kelo. "I think eminent domain is wonderful," the Republican presidential contender said when asked about government land taking in an interview broadcast on Fox News Tuesday evening. He went on to explain: "For massive projects – for…