The New Jersey attorney general’s office is investigating the eligibility of the liquor licenses of three Trump-owned golf courses in the state following former President Donald Trump’s felony conviction in New York, officials confirmed Tuesday.
The three properties under investigation by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which is part of the AG’s office, include Bedminster, Pine Hill and Colts Neck.
“ABC is investigating the impact of President Trump’s conviction on the above-mentioned licenses and declines further comment at this time,” an agency spokesperson said.
New Jersey law states that “no license of any class shall be issued to persons under the age of 18 or to persons convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude.”
The ABC Handbook defines this as “a serious crime from the perspective of society at large and usually contains elements of dishonesty, fraud or depravity.”
Trump was convicted last month of 34 counts of falsifying company records in connection with a hush-money payment to a porn star during the final weeks of the 2016 presidential election. Trump insists he did nothing wrong and expects to be sentenced after his July 11 conviction will appeal.
In a statement, the Trump Organization said there is nothing to review because the liquor license does not belong to him.
“President Trump is not the holder of a liquor license in New Jersey, and he is not an officer or director of any entity that holds a liquor license in New Jersey – or anywhere else in the United States. licenses will confirm this,” the statement said, before referring to the golf courses as “some of the most iconic properties in the world.”
This article was originally published on NBCNews.com
