Trump to participate in probation interview before sentencing

Former President Donald Trump will have a probation interview Monday, a necessary step before he is sentenced in a hush money conviction case in New York. Trump will meet with probation officials, who will help the judge determine the sentence for this crime. Trump maintains his innocence and plans to appeal. The proceedings are scheduled about a month before Trump's sentencing, following his conviction for falsifying business records. Trump will attend the interview via video conference from his Mar-a-Lago estate. One of his lawyers will be present. The conviction galvanized his supporters and boosted fundraising, according to Trump, who commented on the New York grand jury's decision at a campaign rally in Las Vegas on Sunday in triple-digit heat. “They contributed in what they couldn't have done without the lawsuit and our poll numbers are higher now than they were before and people look at us and know a fake deal,” Trump said . The judge overseeing the financial silence case can impose a range. maintenance-based sanctions – ranging from community service to up to four years in prison. At his rally in Las Vegas, Trump criticized President Joe Biden's handling of the border and immigration and pledged to end taxes on tips in an appeal to Nevada's service workers. . Trump would need support from Congress to make changes to the tax code.