Cork Wine Bar sued the President after its owners claimed the opening of the Trump International Hotel in September 2016 created unfair competition, damaging their business.

The former property tycoon ceded control of his businesses, including his hotel empire, to his sons after his inauguration.

However, bar owners Diane Gross and Khalid Pitts said the hotel and its restaurants had an unfair advantage due to their ongoing and continued association with the President, and the expectation it will attract diplomats, lobbyists and politicians hoping to curry favour with him.