Former President Donald Trump is scheduled for a virtual probation interview on Monday, according to a report from NBC News, after a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in his ‘hush money’ trial.
The former president will participate in the hearing from his home at Mar-a-Lago, according to the report, citing ‘three sources familiar’ with the matter. The probation interview is a normal process for Trump’s pre-sentencing report.
The interview is the next step in the sentencing process as Judge Juan Merchan is scheduled to sentence the former president on July 11, just days before the Republican National convention begins in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The interview will be conducted by a probation officer and Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche will be present.
The interview will be followed by a report that will be delivered to the judge.
Trump faces up to four years in prison after the conviction, but it’s also possible that he could get probation.
A successful appeal to the higher courts from the Trump legal team, however, could set the sentencing decision further back.