Trump will hold a pre-sentencing pre-sentencing hearing tomorrow

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Former President Donald Trump is scheduled for a virtual mock interview after a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 felony counts of falsifying company records in his “hush money” trial, according to a report from NBC News.

The former president will participate in the hearing from his home in Mar-a-Lago, according to the report, citing

The former president will participate in the hearing from his home in Mar-a-Lago, according to the report, citing “three sources familiar” with the matter. The probation interview is a normal process for Trump’s pre-sentencing report.

The interview is the next step in the sentencing process, as Judge Juan Merchan will sentence the former president on July 11, just days before the Republican National Convention begins in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  After the conversation, a report will be submitted that will be submitted to the judge.  Trump faces a prison sentence of up to four years after conviction, but it is also possible that he will receive probation.

The interview is the next step in the sentencing process, as Judge Juan Merchan will sentence the former president on July 11, just days before the Republican National Convention begins in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After the conversation, a report will be submitted that will be submitted to the judge. Trump faces a prison sentence of up to four years after conviction, but it is also possible that he will receive probation.

However, a successful appeal to the higher courts by Trump's legal team could delay the sentencing decision even further.  Trump continues to rail against the verdict, appearing at a Turning Point PAC town hall in Arizona on Thursday to rally supporters behind him.

However, a successful appeal to the higher courts by Trump’s legal team could delay the sentencing decision even further. Trump continues to rail against the verdict, appearing at a Turning Point PAC town hall in Arizona on Thursday to rally supporters behind him.

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“I just went through a rigged trial in New York,” he said. “With a very conflicted judge where there was no crime, it was made up stuff, they didn’t want to bring the case, they could have brought the case seven years ago, but it’s not until you run that they bring cases,” he said .

Trump celebrated that he and the Republican Party had raised nearly $400 million in donations since the ruling was announced.

Trump celebrated that he and the Republican Party had raised nearly $400 million in donations since the ruling was announced.

'They know it has been manipulated.  They know it's corrupt, they know all about it,

‘They know it has been manipulated. They know it’s corrupt, they know all about it,” he said, adding that “those appellate courts have to step in and put things right or we won’t have a country anymore.”

The sentencing could be affected after Judge Juan Merchan notified the prosecutor and Trump's lawyers Friday of a post on the New York Unified Court System's Facebook page.

The sentencing could be affected after Judge Juan Merchan notified the prosecutor and Trump’s lawyers Friday of a post on the New York Unified Court System’s Facebook page.

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“My cousin is a juror and says Trump will be convicted (heart emoji) Thank you folks for all your work!!!!” read Facebook user Michael Anderson’s post.

If the post turns out to be the result of a juror discussing the case before the verdict, it could be grounds for a mistrial.

If the post turns out to be the result of a juror discussing the case before the verdict, it could be grounds for a mistrial.

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