Last year, a group of concerned citizens in Washington wrote the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to protest the renewal of a liquor license for President Trump’s downtown property, the Trump International Hotel. The reason: D.C. law states that license applicants must be of “good character and generally fit for the responsibilities of licensure.”President Trump does not satisfy those requirements, the group argued. But the board ultimately declined to take up the case because the group of District residents filed their petition after the Trump hotel had already been granted its liquor license. In the spring, the protesting group of eight clergy and judges, many of whom are D.C. residents, decided to refile their petition — this time when the Trump hotel’s liquor license was up for renewal before the ABC board. Only D.C. residents and property owners may issue a protest by group, and all parties have the right to ensure that statute is being followed in this case, the board wrote.

Source: Washington Post June 14, 2019 15:56 UTC