ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is not the permit holder for alcohol sales at his three New Jersey golf clubs, his company said Tuesday in response to an investigation. from the state attorney’s office seeking to establish whether his convictions in a New York case could have any impact on these licenses.
The Trump Organization issued a statement noting that the former president is not an officer or director of any entity that has a permit for the sale of alcohol in New Jersey, or anywhere else in the United States.
The New Jersey prosecutor’s office said Monday that it is investigating whether the Trump convictions on 34 charges in a trial involving payments to silence a porn actress and the falsification of business records to conceal it violate a measure that prohibits anyone convicted of a crime involving “moral turpitude” from having a liquor permit .
“These are some of the most iconic properties in the world, and reports like this do nothing but harm the thousands of hard-working Americans who make their living from these spectacular assets,” a company spokeswoman said in an email.
According to state liquor control records, all three of Trump’s golf clubs have alcohol permits issued to corporate entities such as Lamington Farm Club LLC; Trump National Golf Course Colts Neck LLC, and TNGC Pine Hill LLC.
The fields are located in Bedminster, Colts Neck and Pine Hill.
Prosecutors declined to comment Tuesday on the Trump Organization’s statement or the progress of its investigation into liquor permits.
When Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States in January 2017, he handed over management of the Trump Organization to his eldest sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, according to a statement on the company’s website.
