Trump to face probation interview as legal team readies to challenge hush money conviction.

• Ahead of his July 11 sentencing for his criminal hush money conviction, Donald Trump will be interviewed by a New York probation officer.
• A former U.S. president, Trump, is set to be the first ex-president to receive a criminal sentence.
• The Manhattan Supreme Court jury's verdict finding Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records is being challenged by his legal team.

On Monday, a New York probation officer will interview Donald Trump and submit a report that may influence the sentence he receives for his criminal hush money conviction.

A month before Trump is set to become the first ex-US president and major-party presidential candidate to be convicted of a crime, a pre-sentencing interview takes place.

According to NBC News, Todd Blanche, Trump's attorney, will be present with his client during the virtual interview for the post-conviction proceeding, which will take place from Trump's Florida home, Mar-a-Lago.

A Trump campaign spokesperson informed CNBC that Monday's interview will take place virtually, not in person.

Trump's attorney, Todd Blanche, will emphasize Trump's age, clean criminal record, and lack of family ties during the interview in an attempt to convince Judge Juan Merchan to impose a lighter sentence.

The probation officer's report, submitted after the interview, will provide sentencing recommendations to the judge and may contain information from other individuals involved in the case.

The judge has set July 11 as the sentencing date for Trump, and his defense team must submit their own sentencing recommendations to the judge by Thursday.

Trump's legal team is preparing to challenge the Manhattan Supreme Court jury's May 30 verdict, which found Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records.

Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung stated that President Trump and his legal team are already taking steps to challenge and defeat the lawless Manhattan DA case.

The jury in New York concluded that Trump's intention was to commit, aid, or conceal an election-related crime when he falsified business records related to a scheme to silence Stormy Daniels prior to the 2016 presidential election.

Under New York law, falsifying business records in the first degree is a Class E felony that can result in imprisonment of up to four years.

Whether Trump's prosecutors will seek a sentence of incarceration or whether Merchan would impose such a sentence is uncertain, according to legal experts.