Trump probation interview set for Monday after hush money conviction

[demmiblue]

Source: NBC News

Former President Trump is scheduled to sit for a virtual interview on Monday with a New York City probation officer from his home at Mar-a-Lago with his attorney Todd Blanche at his side after he was found guilty on all counts in the hush money trial against him last month, three sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.

Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, was convicted last month on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the historic case. The probation interview is required by the court as part of the former president’s pre-sentencing report.

Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over the hush money case, permitted Blanche to be present for the probation interview over a video call after prosecutors did not object. The Trump defense team is scheduled to submit their sentencing recommendation on June 13.

The former president is scheduled to be sentenced for all 34 felony counts in New York on July 11, days before the Republican National Convention begins.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-probation-interview-monday-hush-money-conviction-rcna156219

[erronis]

1. How's trump gonna pee into the drug testing bottle over the internets?

I thought drug testing was part of the process. Do the tests detect Adderall, etc.?

[Bayard]

3. Exactly

I guess he's immune from this too? Would put a new spin on Hunter Biden's case.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. Traitors and insurrectionists get special treatment.

[rurallib]

5. as I said before- they can take some squeezins from his Depends

[Attilatheblond]

19. Yep, one more example of the special treatment he gets

Still not justice when he gets time and distance to clean up his piss.

[onenote]

21. Like a lot of information spread about the process, the idea that a drug test is mandatory is wrong.

It's sad that there is so much misinformation and sadder that DU helps spread it.

[erronis]

26. Thanks. Perhaps you or I should supply a link to what is actually required

so we don't have to have pissing contests.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

29. So to speak. And good evening. NT

[Arne]

30. If the convict could please lean over the mic.

and piss on it, then we can proceed.

My words.

[bluedigger]

2. Who lawyers up for a probation hearing?

You had your day in court already.

[onenote]

22. Anyone with a smart lawyer.

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Believe me, it would be stupid not to have your lawyer with you.
This is a pre-sentencing hearing, not a probation hearing.

[bluedigger]

42. Well, then.

You're answering a different question, aren't you, smart guy? I guess my lack of criminal experience is showing. I never had a felony probation or pre-sentencing hearing.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Oh to be

Pence's fly in the room.

[Marthe48]

7. No reliable weight and height measures

Inquiring minds foiled again :/

[Tarzanrock]

8. Bad mistake, SLOAT Todd Blanche!

Since it will be a remote "video call" there will, more likely than not, be a recording of this little "video call" event which means that Judge Merchan will have the opportunity to view the video recording of the Turd's "interview" with the Court's Probation Officer. This will be particularly important as to the Probation Officer's questions concerning the issue of "remorse" and "contrition" for the 34 Felony crimes which the Turd has been unanimously convicted of committing. A recording of this "video call" event will provide Judge Merchan with the opportunity to watch the Turd's demeanor and the Turd's body language as the Turd answers those "remorse" and "contrition" questions from the Probation Officer. If I were the Turd's counsel, I would not want this to happen -- the Turd can't control his emotions nor can he control his demeanor nor his body language due to his virulent and venomous hatred for the Court, the Judge, the Prosecutor and the Judicial system that has convicted him. Any lies which the Turd may utter about "remorse" will be exposed by his demeanor on camera. Bad mistake, SLOAT Todd Blanche!

SLOAT = Stupidest Lawyer Of ALL Time -- acronym from Michael Cohen describing Todd Blanche.

[ShazzieB]

13. I was about to ask what SLOAT stands for, lol.

Stupidest was one of my guesses, but I wasn't sure.

The point about Merchan being able to watch the video of the interview is a good one. Transcripts can only reveal so much.

As for the other points raised (drug testing, etc.), I see no reason to assume those won't be handled separately from this interview. I am sure there is a checklist of things that are required prior to sentencing, and I can't really see Merchan allowing TSF to weasel out of any required items.

[3Hotdogs]

16. Well, if he's innocent of these charges, why should he express remorse?

I hope he tells the probation officer to go fuck himself. —- and tell the probation officer to tell Crooked Marchan to go fuck himself.

[Arne]

31. I hope he pulls a bag over his head

clucks like a chicken while jumping up and down.

Wait, I think he just did that in Las Vegas.

[onenote]

23. Not a mistake. And he doesn't have to answer any questions.

If you're planning on appealing your conviction -- and many people do -- you wouldn't admit to having remorse or contrition. So it won't make any difference if and when he refuses to answer or even if he says he has no remorse because he doesn't believe he is guilty and expects the appeals court to agree with him.

[Tarzanrock]

35. What is the New York law on this?

My understanding of New York law is that the Judge can take a negative inference from a defendant’s lack of cooperation with the process. That's a pretty risky chance to be taking while banking on what is a manifestly frivolous appeal of an unanimous jury verdict where the jury was individually polled.

[onenote]

36. There is no hard and fast rule.

For the most part, however, judges are more likely to treat contrition and remorse as mitigating factors that reduce the sentence they might otherwise impose, but do not treat failure to express remorse or contrition, particularly in a non-violent, financial crimes situation, as the basis for a negative inference.

As far as his appeal being manifestly frivolous -- I'm sure that's what a lot of folks thought about Harvey Weinstein's appeal, particularly after the appellate division rejected it. The appeal will allege errors of law, and the fact the jury was individually polled will not make the slightest difference.

[Tarzanrock]

37. There were no "errors of law."

There were no "errors of law." We will see what Judge Merchan says about any lack of remorse or absence of contrition. No Judge I ever appeared in front of was capable of putting those factors out of their minds, either consciously or sub-consciously -- it's just not in their DNA.

[onenote]

38. That's what the appellate division thought in the Weinstein case.

I hope the appeals courts don't find any errors, but until the case is brought, briefed, argued and decided, no one can be certain.

I'm curious -- what sort of defendants did you represent?

[Tarzanrock]

39. This isn't the Weinstein Appellate record.

This isn't the Weinstein Appellate record. I represented Lawyers in criminal trials.

[onenote]

41. Didn't say it was. But the point, which I thought was obvious, is that convictions get overturned.

And the right to appeal a conviction is a pretty important right, which is why remorse or contrition is not required.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. TFG is being given very special treatment

Link to tweet

[Igel]

10. So much, "I think, therefore it is."

https://nycourts.gov/courthelp/criminal/preSentenceReport.shtml

It's not a probation hearing. It's a pre-sentencing interview with a probation officer.

These are rather different kinds of things.

[eggplant]

14. This.

[onenote]

24. Thank you. There are a lot of people with no first hand knowledge of the process opining on it. Badly.

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Weissman sometimes seem to forget this is a state case not a federal court case.

[ZonkerHarris]

11. hopefully the Proby isnt a trumphhumper

[Beachnutt]

12. This is a complete joke,

Equal justice under the law my ass.

[Magoo48]

17. It's always been a multi-tiered system, and passage between tiers is quite expensive.

[onenote]

25. Apparently you think a drug test and an in-person interview is mandatory. It's not.

[oasis]

15. Lock him up!!!

[CaptainTruth]

18. Oh please oh please let the kitten filter be on!

[erronis]

28. Which of the perverts forgot to turn on their filter when they masturbated in front of the screen?

I'd hate to see the mushroom being abused.

[PerceptionManagement]

20. Dump either gets another pass, or he blows up the appointment.

Because he'll fail the drug tests.

[onenote]

27. one more time: a drug test is not -- repeat, not -- mandatory.

Only if its ordered and that typically occurs only if the person being interviewed has a history of drug or alcohol abuse or has been convicted of a crime of violence. Those convicted of financial crimes rarely if ever are required to take a drug test

[Arne]

32. Would stuff dripping from the nostril

while on camera be an indication he is all hopped up?

[orangecrush]

33. What fuckery is this???

A video call!???

NOBODY GETS TREATED LIKE THIS

TRY NOT SHOWING UP IN PERSON FOR A PAROLE OFFICER OR PRE SENTENCE REPORT IN FUCKING PERSON AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU.

THIS IS HORSESHIT!!!!!

[onenote]

34. The rules actually provide for the video call alternative. So I'm might dial down the outrage a bit.

And the judge expressly signed off on it in advance, so if you want to dump all over Judge Merchan, do it expressly, not by implication.