Donald Trump’s Businesses Could Lose Liquor Licenses After the Ex-President’s Historic Felony Conviction

Donald Trump might be at the risk of getting his liquor licenses revoked at his New Jersey golf courses. (Photo: AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Forbes reported on Monday that Donald Trump might lose his liquor licenses at three of his golf courses within the state of New Jersey due to his unprecedented felony conviction. A spokesperson for the New Jersey state Attorney General’s office shared that the Garden State bans liquor licenses to individuals convicted of crimes “involving moral turpitude.”

The local attorney general’s latest actions follow the groundbreaking conviction that took place on May 30, when the former president made history after a jury convicted him of 34 counts of falsifying business records during the New York hush money trial. Trump was found guilty of violating a New York law regarding corporate record-keeping following the former president’s alleged payment of $130,000 in hush money to Stormy Daniels, a porn star who claims she had an affair with Trump.

The politician claimed the trial was a farce, according to NPR.

“They are in total conjunction with the White House and the DOJ,” Trump explained, according to NPR. “Just so you understand, this was all done by Biden and his people.”

Trump’s properties in other states might be at risk of losing their liquor licenses soon after his conviction. The ex-president owns nine businesses with liquor licenses and five in Florida alone.

Florida has a rule prohibiting liquor licenses to those who violate the state’s “moral-character rule,” according to Forbes. The outlet claims if citizens supply the state with an affidavit claiming they know the difference between right and wrong, they can potentially work around the law. Forbes reported that Trump should be able to avoid issues with liquor licenses within the state due to his close ties with Governor Ron DeSantis.

Trump additionally owns a golf course in Los Angeles, but Forbes reported he transferred the license to his son, Donald Trump Jr.

As of now, the only golf courses potentially at risk of losing their licenses are within the state of New Jersey, and the state’s laws cite that crimes involving “dishonesty, fraud or depravity” could lead to liquor licenses being canceled.

Trump still intends to run for office, and The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that Trump still won the Republican primary despite his conviction.

Trump had his first interview with a probation officer on Monday, according to CBS News. The outlet reported that Manhattan’s District Attorney Alvin Bragg did not confirm whether or not they would sentence Trump to any prison time.

Donald Trump’s Personal History With Alcohol

Donald Trump regularly touts his sobriety, partially due to a painful history of alcohol abuse in his family. The former President lost his brother, Fred, to alcoholism, which inspired his decision to focus on the opioid crisis during his presidential term.

“I’m not a drinker,” Trump shared in 2018, according to Vice. “I can honestly say I never had a beer in my life. … Whenever they are looking for something good, I say I never had a glass of alcohol.”

Yet, reports have surfaced that this claim is false and that the ex-president was spotted drinking at bars and clubs in the 1990s.

“I served him,” a bartender who went by the name of Laraby said, according to Vice. “And he drank at the bar. He’d come in with John Casablancas. He’d go to the side of the bar [at Spy] by the waitress station because he liked the waitresses. He would order light beer. It was usually Miller Lite or Bud Light.”

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