Fulton County’s district attorney praised the job lead prosecutor Adriane Love is doing in Young Thug’s lengthy gang trial, telling her in an email to “ignore the haters” and reassuring her that her job is secure.
Fani Willis was responding to someone who sent an email criticizing Love’s handling of the nearly two-year-old trial . The sender, whose name was not available, sent the email to Willis, members of the YSL prosecution team and Fulton County Judge Paige Reese Whitaker. Willis’ fiery reply backing up Love was distributed to everyone, including the judge. It was discussed Friday morning in court.
Whitaker said she forwarded the email chain to defense attorneys on the case after receiving Willis’ reply and noticing they weren’t included.
“Please ignore this foolishness,” Willis wrote Love in the email. “You have no chance of losing your job and your service is greatly appreciated.”
Jury selection began in January 2023, and the high-profile racketeering trial is the longest in Georgia history. Love has said she plans to call about 100 more witnesses before the state rests its case.