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- Trump was allowed to do his NYC pre-sentencing interview virtually and with his lawyer present.
- New York lawyers say this is preferential treatment for a billionaire ex-president.
- Low-income defendants are required to do their interviews in person and without a lawyer, they say.
Donald Trump was allowed to do his pre-sentencing interview on Monday via video and with his lawyer at his side — and New York City defense attorneys with clients who are neither billionaires nor former presidents are crying foul.
Defendants who are not in jail while awaiting sentencing are told to attend in person — and alone — when they sit for an interview with the city Department of Probation, multiple city-based defense attorneys told Business Insider.