Will Doran, The Raleigh News and Observer – The new top prosecutor for what may be the most important of North Carolina’s three federal districts will likely be Michael Easley Jr., the son of the former governor. Democratic President Joe Biden nominated Easley as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina on Tuesday. The choice immediately received praise from the state’s two U.S. senators, Republicans Richard Burr and Thom Tillis, indicating bipartisan support in the Senate — where Easley would have to be officially confirmed before he can take office.

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