Tekashi69 admits he ‘wanted’ to testify against former gang in first post-prison interview: ‘I wanted to tell my truth’

metro.co.uk:

Tekashi was allowed out of jail to house arrest amid the coronavirus pandemic due to worries over his asthma if he were to catch the virus.In his first interview since leaving prison, Tekashi revealed how he ended up testifying against his former gang after publicly leaving them, telling the New York Times: ‘We go to meet with the feds.

They say, listen, do you know anybody that’s looking to harm you? ‘Because at this point I’m not cooperating. There’s been a split, and they know it because they hear all the wiretaps. ‘So Friday morning, I do the interview at the Breakfast Club.

I know the feds are monitoring me, making sure no one comes to hurt me, but I don’t know why at this point — I’m pretty scared.