Last month, Vance’s prosecutors won a significant victory in obtaining Trump’s tax returns and other financial information, despite the former president’s attempts to block them from being released. The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has taken possession of former president Donald Trump's tax returns, officials said Feb. 25. In December, the district attorney’s office retained forensic accounting experts to comb through Trump’s financial records, another indication the investigation was escalating. Still, the next district attorney will probably assume the reins of the unprecedented case, including any trial of the former president. Questions about how they would handle the investigation have repeatedly been asked of the eight candidates running to replace Vance as district attorney.

Source: Washington Post March 13, 2021 19:30 UTC