Mark Robinson Sues CNN Over Report He Made Lewd Comments on a Porn Site, Claims Election Interference

‘We are holding CNN accountable and we are going to get to the bottom of what’s going on here,’ the Republican candidate for governor said.

Robert Willett/the News & Observer via AP
The lieutenant governor of North Carolina, Mark Robinson, at a rally where he announced his candidacy for governor, April 22, 2023, at Ace Speedway, Elon, North Carolina. Robert Willett/the News & Observer via AP

North Carolina’s Republican candidate for governor, Mark Robinson, is suing CNN for $50 million in a defamation lawsuit that was filed Tuesday, his lawyer announced at a press conference. Mr. Robinson’s attorney says the outlet’s reporting on lewd comments made on a porn website more than ten years ago amounts to “election interference.”

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