Trump scheduled for Monday pre-sentencing interview after hush money conviction
CNNCNN — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled for a pre-sentencing interview with a probation officer Monday after his hush money trial conviction last month, according to a Trump campaign official and two sources familiar with the matter. Monday’s routine pre-sentencing interview, which was first reported by NBC News, will form part of the report the probation department will submit to Judge Juan Merchan to help decide Trump’s punishment ahead of his sentencing, set for July 11. Last month, a Manhattan jury found Trump – the presumptive GOP presidential nominee – guilty of all 34 charges in his hush money trial, making him the first former president to be convicted of a felony. “President Trump and his legal team are already taking necessary steps to challenge and defeat the lawless Manhattan DA case,” Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a statement Saturday.