New York City cut ties with the Trump Organization in the wake of the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol, cancelling contracts that allowed the company to operate the Central Park Carousel, a pair of skating rinks, and a golf course in the Bronx. On Monday, the Trump Organization sued the city, claiming its 20-year contract to run Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point was terminated for political reasons.

“Mayor de Blasio had a preexisting, politically based predisposition to terminate Trump-related contracts, and the City used the events of January 6, 2021 as a pretext to do so,” the lawsuit says.

The Trump Organization brought in $17 million dollars a year from its partnership with the city, according to de Blasio, who cited Trump’s “criminal activity” on January 6th when he cut ties with the former president’s family business.

“It was Donald Trump who interfered with basic democracy when he incited a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol,” said City Hall spokesperson Bill Neidhardt. “You do that, and you lose the privilege of doing business with the City of New York. It’s as simple as that.”

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The city said Trump had violated his obligation to run a “tournament-quality course” after his actions on Jan. 6 — which included telling supporters to “fight like hell” to overturn an election he had “won in a landslide” — caused the organizers of both the PGA Championship and the British Open golf tournaments to say they would not hold events at Trump clubs.

“The actions of Mr. Trump to incite a deadly riot at the Capitol on January 6th caused a breach of the Ferry Point contract by eliminating options for hosting championship events,” Nick Paolucci, a spokesman for the city’s Law Department, said in a written statement. “We will vigorously defend the City’s decision to terminate the contract.”

The Trump lawsuit asserts that the course suffered no damage to its reputation. It highlighted a number of positive magazine reviews.

On MSNBC, legal analyst Danny Cevallos said Trump’s lawsuit might be immediately dismissed because his company had an “at will” contract with the city. Such a provision gives the city broad latitude to end a deal.

Trump’s legal team acknowledged the “at will” framework, but says the city must reimburse the organization for $30 million it spent on course improvements.