Judge Trolls Prosecution In YSL RICO Trial Over “Chasing That Money” Caption
Judge Paige Whitaker didn’t agree with the prosecution’s interpretation of a social media caption about “chasing that money,” during the latest hearing in the YSL RICO trial. She had been sorting through various evidentiary issues in the case when discussing the Instagram post. A clip of the moment shared by legal journalist Meghann Cuniff is going viral on social media. “What suggests that he is doing anything illegal by chasing that money?” Whitaker asked. “Isn’t that what pretty much all of us who aren’t independently wealthy have to do every day of our lives?”
The prosecution responded: “I am not saying with certainty that this is what he is saying. What I’m saying is that it is evidence that tends to or has a tendency to make a portion of assertions or our allegations in the indictment true to the extent that it is relevant that he made or said that made that statement on that posting. He is representing YSL.”
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“How is the language representing YSL?” the judge then asked before adding, “It really doesn’t seem to say that.” Fans on X (formerly Twitter) shared plenty of laughs in response to the moment. “She said we ain’t all wealthy as all gotta chase the money,” one user replied to Cuniff. Another wrote: “She’s over this case like everyone else is.”
Judge Whitaker Goes Back & Forth With Prosecution
Check out the full interaction from the latest hearing in the YSL RICO case below. It comes after Thug and Mariah The Scientist attempted to celebrate their third anniversary, earlier this week. Be on the lookout for further updates on Young Thug and the YSL RICO trial on HotNewHipHop.
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