New Jersey regulators to review liquor license renewals at two Trump golf courses

New Jersey officials will hold a hearing next month regarding the renewal of liquor licenses at two golf courses owned by former President Donald Trump, now that he has been convicted in a New York hush money case.

Trump was found guilty of 34 felonies of falsifying business records to hide a hush money payment he made to former porn star Stormy Daniels. The hearing is to evaluate whether Trump's conviction violates the state's law that prohibits anyone who is convicted of a crime involving “moral turpitude" from holding a liquor license.

The licenses at the former president's courses in Colts Neck and Bedminster will expire on Sunday, according to the Associated Press. The state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control said it will not renew the licenses, but has issued a 90-day permit that allows them to continue selling alcohol until after the hearing, which will take place July 19.

“During such a hearing, the applicant bears the burden of proof to demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that they remain qualified to maintain licensure, which includes a review of any beneficiaries of the licenses,” the state Attorney General’s Office said in a statement.

Trump's team has attempted to argue that the licenses are not related to the former president himself, because the licenses are issued in the names of the Trump Organization, which he no longer runs. But the attorney general's office claimed Trump still receives profits and revenue from the golf courses.

A third golf course in Pine Hill, New Jersey, already has its liquor license renewed, according to the state. The hearing will take place after Trump's sentencing in the New York case on July 11.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just the News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.