The N&O has released audio of a lengthy (more than two hours) discussion between DA Tracey Cline and N&O journalists. Virtually the entire interview dealt with the ethical breaches revealed in the “Twisted Truth” series. But for 5 minutes, 32 seconds, the two discussed the lacrosse case. Here’s the audio excerpt:
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David Saacks was called to testify at Nifong's bar hearing. Why wasn't Cline
called (especially considering her relevance as likely second chair)?
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As I recall (and I'm operating wholly for memory here), Cline also was going to testify, but the testimony of both Cline & Saacks was no longer necessary after Nifong decided not to contest the disbarment.
Do you think she will be disbarred?
I certainly hope that Cline is on one of the plaintiff's deposition lists. The screws are finally beginning to tighten on these ass-clowns.
Victims, acquaintances, sexual contact, ...
Can't demonstrably fallacious statements be used against her in some way? Unless she can demonstrate she meant the lacrosse players as victims, they had a previous relationship with the two dancers or the 4 or 5 sexual contacts Mangum had with others prior to her pitiful dance routine.
Bah! These new N&O articles don't speak well of Cline, but I still don't see her as a major player in the Duke Lacrosse fiasco. Nifong was her boss -- did we really expect her to contradict him in public? She may have learned corrupt practices from Nifong, but she hardly instigated them in the Duke case.
Meanwhile, the pathetic and frightening truth is that Cline has no rivals -- she ran unopposed the last time, and I expect the same to be true next time.
And for that matter, Nifong infamously won re-election with no "real" opponent even after any thinking person could see that Nifong was a criminal.
The truth is, no good lawyer wants the job of Durham County prosecutor -- it's essentially a zookeeper job, presiding over a system that, at best, will breed more bloody crimes and criminals than before the prosecutor took office. I have personally heard many Durham lawyers say this, at Bar meetings. What I dare to say here, is that Durham is lucky to have anybody at all take that job.
If we have a slightly rotten prosecutor, it's because she holds a very, very rotten job, fighting a tide of criminality that is relentless. Does this excuse violating the rights of innocent citizens? Absolutely not, but if anybody thinks they can do a better job, let them come forward.
I can't imagine that an elected official would become their own spin-doctor unless they were dreaming that their recorded words and narratives would eventually get to the ears and eyes of their core and conservative constituency.
In this case retired African America Blacks who are said to pray about everything and ... vote.
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GP
Why must the N&O obtain Cline's consent to release the tape of the 2007 interview? Was it agreed to as a condition or does she possess the tape instead?
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