Young Thug’s YSL RICO trial, already the longest in history, has now set another new record.
On Wednesday (October 2), X account The Blvck Law Student pointed out that YSL’s defense attorneys had filed a total of 45 mistrial motions since the trial began, but none had been granted. This is the first time something like this has happened.
The unorthodox recording came a day after Thug’s attorneys’ latest mistrial motion was denied by Judge Paige Reese Whitaker.
While this was a setback for the YSL rapper, Whitaker also slammed the way prosecutors presented the case against Thugger, who they accused of being the leader of a criminal street gang.
In a frustrated moment captured on livestream from the courtroom, Whitaker admonished prosecutors: “I don’t want to slander the prosecutors who are standing in front of me right now, so I’m not going to say what might have happened.
“But it baffles me that someone like you, with so many years of experience, time and time again seems to be purposefully trying to hide the ball as much as possible, for as long as possible.”
She added: “I really don’t want to believe it has a purpose, but honestly, after a certain amount of times, you start to wonder how it couldn’t be. Unless you’re just so unorganized that you’re trying to Put this case together.
“The case was made more difficult for everyone because of the haphazard manner in which it was presented.”
Whitaker then adjourned briefly and returned to his residence to consider the motion for a mistrial, but ultimately decided against it.
As previously mentioned, Young Thug’s RICO trial is the longest-running court saga in Georgia history, with no shortage of drama since it began in November 2023.
Most of the trial’s most dramatic moments centered around key witness Kenneth “Lilwoody” Copeland, who was granted immunity by prosecutors for his testimony.
He previously told the court he was a prolific liar, saying: “As I told you before you summoned me to stand trial, I lied. I made things up. Before you brought me to this court I told you then, I tell you now.
“You asked me about 2015. My life was back to normal. You all wanted to put this on my conscience, you all wanted to put people’s lives in my hands.
He continued: “I don’t want to be here. Y’all put pressure on me and I’m tired of you because you all know you’re all wrong and you’re all black people doing this to us.
Copeland also fired his own attorney while in court.
