A probation hearing is a necessary step before sentencing begins, and doesn't indicate if the judge is considering jail time for the former president.is scheduled to be interviewed by New York probation officials Monday, a required step before his July sentencing in his criminal Trump will do the interview via a computer video conference from his residence at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, the people told The Associated Press.
Such reports are typically prepared by a probation officer, a social worker or a psychologist working for the probation department who interviews the defendant and possibly that person’s family and friends, as well as people affected by the crime. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, says he is innocent of any crime and that the criminal case was brought to hurt his chances to regain the White House.