evidence: The process includes gathering Trump’s prior criminal history — which is none — employment history and economic status. If available, state law also requires the report to include findings about a defendant’s "physical and mental condition." [...] Trump’s legal team has already signaled they don’t believe the former president should be incarcerated, which would be a rare punishment for a first-time offender convicted on charges of falsifying business records in New York. [...] The former president’s conviction does not prevent him from running for president again — or, from retaking the White House in November should he win the election. His sentencing date is scheduled only four days before the Republican National Convention, where he’ll be formally made the party’s nominee.