Trump probation interview set for Monday after hush money conviction, NBC News reports

Trump could also be asked if he is associating with anyone with a criminal record because he cannot associate with them if he is placed on probation,

"Does it count if I pardoned them?"

Well, I don’t know how "respectful” he was, but he did show acts of contrition. And he certainly did behave himself in court as a witness.

From the article:

The probation interview is required by the court as part of the former president’s pre-sentencing report.

@treefrog@lemm.ee also had a good quote from the article providing more info as well.

The name “probation interview” is a poor one. Sentencing hasn’t happened yet and this interview is standard operating procedure to collect relevant information about the convicted party so that the judge can make an informed decision during sentencing.

That’s incorrect. The charges were different, and a few of Cohen’s were more severe (higher class felonies).

Cohen pleaded guilty to 5 counts of tax evasion, one count of making false statements to a federally insured bank, one count of causing an unlawful corporate contribution, and one count of making an excessive campaign contribution.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/michael-cohen-pleads-guilty-manhattan-federal-court-eight-counts-including-criminal-tax

Trump was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records.

After the conviction, but naturally before sentencing.