If Easley went to all the trouble of make Nifong promise he wouldn't run for election, Easley would have had a candidate to put up for the job.
He's certainly taken care of all the rest of his friends.
When this miscarriage of justice is resolved the lawsuit will begin and people will pay for their actions.
Was the Nifong appointment with a promise not to run a scheme to oust Freda Black? Who was Easley's candidate for DA? Somewhere the plan backfired.