I don't think the defense attorneys would trust Nifong to follow through. Nifong is an amateur. They'd view it as a potential sucker-punch, and they'd be right, imo. Nifong is a yo-yo. He's a small-time guy who wants to be seen as a tough guy who's made his bones. He's not smart enough to quit while he's ahead and not press a short-term advantage, damn the consequences. If the defense was to lay low for a month or two, no matter any unspoken agreement by Nifong to drop the case in exchange for their quieting the case, Nifong is too unsophisticated to understand what a bad move it would be to renege and seize the moment for his own self-aggrandizement by pressing the advantage of their silence. Any prosecutor who would say that this defense team is afraid to go up against him is not capable of smart maneuvers. He takes the low raod anytime he comes to a fork in the road and has committed gaffe after gaffe in this case. He is not to be trusted because he is just too damn stupid to do the smart thing.
I certainly agree that Nifong has made it hard to trust him. But I think it naturally will quiet down some this summer unless there are more bombshells about the first two lineups.
And Nifong has promised Greta that he's going to be the one to prosecute the case himself. Oh what an idiot!