Woohoo! New Jersey did the right thing [View all]

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Philadelphia Inquirer link: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/new-jersey/trump-golf-course-liquor-license-renewal-20240701.html

Archived (no paywall) link: https://archive.ph/3vSm5

The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General has decided to not renew liquor licenses at two of former President Donald Trump’s golf courses in the state, after weeks of reviewing whether revoking the permits should be a consequence of Trump’s 34 felony convictions.

New Jersey law says that no one who has been “convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude,” should possess a liquor license, and the AG’s Division of Alcohol Beverage Control determined that Trump directly financially benefits from the permits, according to a statement from the office.

The two clubs affected — Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck and Trump National Golf Club Bedminster — will serve alcohol under a temporary permit until a July 19 renewal hearing in Trenton. The hearing — eight days after Trump’s felony sentencing — will determine the official fate of the licenses, which expired on Sunday. License applicants are required to prove at the hearings that they can maintain their licenses.

“A final judgment of conviction that raises the prospect of disqualifying Mr. Trump from an interest in a New Jersey liquor license due to the guilty verdict in New York will not be entered until after his sentencing, currently scheduled for July 11,” according to the AG’s office.

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Chump has wiggle room on this issue because the liquor licenses for both of these clubs is in the name of Donald Chump Jr. But the ruling states that Chump Senior benefits from the revenue and the profits of these clubs, and he's the sole beneficiary of the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust which holds all the assets of these organizations.

So there will be another hearing, and I have no doubt the Chump weasel lawyers will be working overtime on this.

Thank you New Jersey for doing the right thing!