Oh, you're curious, are you? You can't be THAT curious, because a cursory glance at the story would show you how off your timeline is. They didn't wait until an election year. That's another Trump lie which his cult is all too happy to parrot. Cy Vance subpoenaed Trump's accounting firm for Trump's taxes way back in August of 2019. Leitita James was working with his office since 2019. Trump delayed and appealed all the way to the supreme court multiple times. It wasn't until February 2021 that the supreme court allowed Trump's tax records to be released to prosecutors. Trump did what he could to delay and delay even more, until he was fined for contempt of court. James announced her lawsuit in September 2022. The trial started October 2023.