How Donald Trump’s felony conviction could cost him liquor licenses

Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump said his father does not have a liquor license in New Jersey as officials there investigate whether the ex-president’s recent convictions make him ineligible for such licenses at his three New Jersey golf courses. A spokeswoman for the New Jersey attorney general’s office said Monday that the office is investigating whether last month’s guilty verdict should affect the former president’s ability to retain liquor licenses.

Trump was convicted of 34 felonies for falsifying company records to pay hush money to adult star Stormy Daniels in an attempt to cover it up. State law prohibits anyone from holding a liquor license who has been convicted of a crime “involving moral turpitude.”

But Trump’s son Eric (pictured) has pushed back, writing on New Jersey – or anywhere in the United States.” “Ask me how I know that,” he added.

The New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which is part of the attorney general’s office, “is reviewing the impact of President Trump’s conviction on the above licenses and declines further comment at this time,” a spokeswoman for the office said . Monday by email.

Part of what goes into this calculation is the requirement that “an individual must be of reputable character and expected to operate the licensed business in a reputable manner,” the division said.

The manual goes into more detail, saying: “the term ‘moral turpitude’ denotes a serious crime from the point of view of society at large and usually contains elements of dishonesty, fraud or depravity.”

Trump owns golf courses in Bedminster, Colts Neck and Pine Hill in New Jersey, each of which has an active liquor license.

He no longer owns casinos in Atlantic City, where his former company, Trump Entertainment Resorts, once operated three.

Messages left Monday with Trump’s presidential campaign, as well as with The Trump Organization, the former president’s company, were not immediately returned.

Trump will be sentenced in the New York case on July 11, shortly before he receives the Republican nomination for president in the November general election.

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