[maggief]

Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong has asked to be taken off the Duke lacrosse case.

Nifong sent a letter to N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper this afternoon, according to Noelle Talley, a spokesman for Cooper. The letter asked the attorney general to appoint his office's special prosecution unit to take over the case, Talley said.

Nifong answered the phone in his office about 5:30 p.m. but refused to say whether he had asked to be recused from the case.

“I'm not sure where y'all are getting this stuff,” Nifong said. When asked whether he had sent a letter to the state attorney general he said, “I'm not commenting on anything about this case. Bye.”

http://www.newsobserver.com/1185/story/531708.html

[Howlin]

“I'm not sure where y'all are getting this stuff,” Nifong said. When asked whether he had sent a letter to the state attorney general he said, “I'm not commenting on anything about this case. Bye.”

Lying to the end.

[NinoFan]

If he refuses to comment, then it's definitely true. This isn't something he'd have to conceal for any legal reason.