New Jersey is seeking to revoke the liquor license for one of "President" Donald Trump's golf clubs, after a customer of that Trump resort killed his own father in a 2015 car crash.
The Trump club allegedly over-served alcohol to that customer, who was later held responsible for causing a fatal car wreck.
"Could have a devastating economic impact on all Trump's NJ clubs, including Bedminster," notes David Fahrenthold, who scooped the news for Washington Post:
That proposed punishment was laid out in an Oct. 21 letter to the Trump golf course in Colts Neck, N.J. The Washington Post obtained the letter through a public-records request.
The office of New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, which sent the letter, declined to comment about the letter. Grewal was appointed in 2018 by Gov. Phil Murphy (D).
The letter gives few details about the alleged misconduct by Trump's course. The man that the club is accused of over-serving — Andrew G. Halder — caused a wreck that killed his own father and last year pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide.
N.J. seeks to revoke liquor license for one of Trump's golf clubs, triggered by a case in which a customer caused a fatal car crash [washingtonpost.com]
You can view the letter from the State of New Jersey to the Donald Trump-owned resort here.
Under NJ law, Trump could also have to give up his liquor licenses at his other 2 NJ clubs, including Bedminster. Could blow a serious hole in their business models. https://t.co/Fpwpkn8gIz
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) October 24, 2019
SCOOP: N.J. seeks to revoke liquor license for one of Trump's golf clubs, triggered by a case in which a customer caused a fatal car crash, from @fahrenthold https://t.co/ZKC6hyt82L
— Rosalind Helderman (@PostRoz) October 24, 2019
After our report on Trump's Central Park ice rinks downplaying the Trump name, they now include a mention of the Trump Org — in smaller, Instagram-unfriendly type. https://t.co/xs4Buvq92e pic.twitter.com/CbLpyfwwIp
— Philip Bump (@pbump) October 24, 2019
