Donald Trump achieves another first: Meeting with a probation officer

Donald Trump is meeting with an important new woman in his life: his probation officer. The Monday meeting is a requirement of Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts, and, just as with any other convicted felon, it will provide information to help establish the severity of his sentence. It will also help determine whether he’ll be allowed to carry on normally while awaiting sentencing or if restrictions are needed.

Trump won’t have to show up in person. In a very usual concession, he’ll be allowed to attend the meeting remotely from Mar-a-Lago. 

While convenient for Trump, there’s another reason why he’s not being summoned to the 10th floor of the Manhattan Criminal Court Building where others are required to appear. As the former commissioner of the New York City Department of Corrections and Probation told NBC News, Trump’s presence, along with his entourage of Secret Service agents and reporters, would be “very disruptive” to the other defendants.