A group of former judges and religious leaders are calling on the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to revoke Trump International Hotel’s liquor license due to President Trump’s lack of “good character.”
Listing Trump as the “true and actual owner of the establishment,” a 27-page document filed Wednesday asserts in all caps “DONALD TRUMP IS NOT A PERSON OF GOOD CHARACTER,” breaking the character requirement for licensure.
The group of D.C. residents also want the hotel’s licensee, Trump Old Post Office LLC, to appear before the board to defend themselves against the repeal process.
Citing the qualifications for applicants of liquor licenses, the law says that the Board shall determine if the applicant meets the required criteria “[b]efore issuing, transferring to a new owner, or renewing a license,” however, the group is demanding they reevaluate the situation immediately because of Trump’s “lack of good character now.”
The main complaint that “President Donald Trump is a nonstop, habitual and compulsive liar” hinges on the argument that the president has been disingenuous about his relationship with porn star Stormy Daniels, his net worth, and on conflicts of interest.
Furthermore, they dug up allegations that date back to the 2016 campaign, including Trump University fraud and refusal to pay business contractors, as well as sexual assault allegations by at least 16 women.
“The Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration is in receipt of a complaint regarding the Trump Old Post Office, LLC for the Trump International Hotel filed June 20, 2018 at 9:07 a.m,” said Max Bluestein, Public Information Officer for the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration. “The complaint has been forwarded to ABRA’s Enforcement Division for review.”
Trump International Hotel declined to comment.
Among of the group of legal figures and Christian and Jewish leaders who signed onto the complaint are Henry Kennedy Jr., an inactive senior U.S. District Court judge for the District of Columbia, and Rev. Jennifer Butler, the founding executive director of Faith in Public Life and the former chair of the White House Council on Faith and Neighborhood Partnerships.
Trump International Hotel took in $40 million of revenue in 2017, its first full year of operations, according to financial disclosures released last month.
