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    Trump scheduled for probation hearing

    By Peter Weber, The Week US,

    23 days ago

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    What happened

    Donald Trump is scheduled to meet remotely Monday with a New York City Probation Department official for a mandatory interview before his sentencing for 34 felony convictions . In an unusual arrangement, Trump and his lawyer Todd Blanche will participate via secure computer conferencing software from Florida, NBC News and The Associated Press said.

    Who said what

    The probation officer could ask Trump about his personal and criminal history, and "what occurred that led to the charges against him," The New York Times said. The hearing is "also a chance for a defendant to say why they think they deserve a lighter punishment," the AP said. The officer's report is supposed to help Judge Juan Merchan determine a just sentence.

    At a rally in Nevada on Sunday, Trump called his four criminal indictments a "disgrace" but otherwise said "next to nothing about this recent conviction," The New York Times said. "Still, a number of people at the rally wore shirts reading ' I'm voting for the convicted felon .'"

    What next?

    Merchan will sentence Trump on July 11, with punishment ranging from probation to four years in jail .

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