The Colts Neck, N.J., resort is accused of serving too much alcohol to a man who pleaded guilty last year to a drunk driving accident in August 2015 that resulted in the death of the driver’s father.
The proposed revocation was first reported by The Washington Post, which has been leading the charge against Trump, not by any New Jersey media. The Post says it obtained the letter as a result of a Freedom of Information Act request.
The statement of charges attached to the letter notes that alleges two violation: one was delivering the alcohol via a cart service on the golf course, which apparently was not part of the “premises” described the liquor license application, and the other charge was the sale to a person “actually or apparently intoxicated. The statement of charges attached to the letter notes that the normal penalty for the two charges is at most a 25-day suspension. But it adds that “due to the aggravating circumstances in this case, the Division will seek revocation of the license based upon the total circumstances.
Colt’s Neck’s mayor declined to comment on the matter. The Deputy Mayor said he hadn’t heard about it and added he didn’t believe it involved any local authorities.
Comment: If President Trump chose to accuse New Jersey of harassment, we’d have to say he appears to have a solid basis for doing so. First, the accident happened in 2015, but it didn’t come to trial until 2018? Second, one has to wonder how the Post got wind of the proposed revocation if the agency didn’t formally announce the proposed revocation.