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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

How a humble civil servant could end up holding ‘extraordinary power’ over Donald Trump

via REUTERS

Before he adjourned the first-ever criminal trial of an American president, New York Justice Juan Merchan instructed convicted felon Donald Trump to make an appointment with a probation officer to review his background, mental health and the 34-count guilty verdict against him.

Judge Merchan is scheduled to sentence Trump on July 11, but first the former president must report to the New York City Department of Probation for a crucial, mandatory interview with a civil servant.

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