The group of Washington residents trying to strip the Trump International Hotel of its liquor license said Monday that the city’s liquor board made a mistake last week when it declined to review their case. They argue President Trump is violating D.C. law because he does not have the “good character” required of liquor license holders. The D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board cited a technicality in its decision, noting that the character of liquor license owners is not reviewed at will, but when liquor licenses are issued, transferred or renewed. Like the “good character” clause, having a board-licensed manager is one of the requirements outlined in D.C. Code 25–301. Levy requested in the letter that the board “act immediately.”“Imagine if Mr. Trump were to act on his statement about shooting someone on Fifth Avenue,” he wrote.

Source: Washington Post September 18, 2018 00:33 UTC