Oh please. What deal? I believe the last time this group even met was in March, before the lacrosse party.
How did they discuss this "deal"?
Cheek also was talking about a special prosecutor, not a special designation. Wouldn't you think that if there was any deal, Cheek would have asked for a special prosecutor?
It is ok with me if you don't want to believe that there is a connection. I am perfectly content to believe that there is a possible connection. The players are all in the legal profession. They see and communicate with each other regularly. Publicly acknowledged meetings are not necessary to broker such a deal. Cheek would have not even been needed in any direct contact with Nifong. In politics, what goes on behind closed doors all to often stays behind closed doors. We only get to see the final results.
The designation is a compromise. Cheek may have called for a special prosecutor, but he settled for this.
We don't know when Nifong and Cheek last talked -- directly or indirectly.
And why would Nifong even bring up that early March meeting? Sounds like a red herring to me.