Trump Organization contests New Jersey’s probe into its liquor licenses after conviction

New Jersey’s attorney general is reviewing whether former President Donald Trump’s organization will still be able to hold a liquor license following his felony conviction, a move that’s caused the Trump Organization to respond.

The Trump Organization responded to the inquiry by saying it was baseless because Trump himself is not the one with the liquor license. New Jersey law states that no person should hold a liquor license if they are “under 18 years old” or have “been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude.”

“President Trump is not the holder of any 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 in the United States for that matter,” a spokesperson for the Trump Organization said in a statement to the Hill.

Trump’s company currently holds liquor licenses at three of his golf courses in the Garden State: Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck, Lamington Farm Club, and Trump National Golf Club in Pine Hill.

“The term ‘moral turpitude’ denotes a serious crime from the viewpoint of society in general and usually contains elements of dishonesty, fraud or depravity,” New Jersey law states.

New Jersey also states that those applying for liquor licenses must have a “reputable” character and operate their business in a “reputable manner.”

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“[The office] is reviewing the impact of President Trump’s conviction on the above referenced licenses, and declines further comment at this time,” a spokesperson for the attorney general said in an email to the Associated Press.

Upon being sworn into the office of the presidency in 2017, Trump handed the management side of the business down to two of his sons: Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump. Trump also no longer owns a casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where his old company, Trump Entertainment Resorts, used to operate.