Disgraced GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Drops Lawsuit Against CNN
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Former 2024 gubernatorial candidate and North Carolina Lt Gov. Mark Robinson (R) has dropped his defamation lawsuit against CNN on Friday after they published an article connecting him to a porn site.
According to the National Review, Robinson dismissed the lawsuit by stating it would be “futile” to continue litigation against the network. However, he said his legal team discovered crucial evidence that has granted his family “tremendous closure and peace.”
“The words of our Savior, along with the Earthly reality that costly litigation and political gamesmanship by my detractors make clear that continuing to pursue retribution from CNN is a futile effort,” Robinson told the National Review. “That is why I have asked Jesse Binnall [Robinson’s lawyer] and his legal team to terminate any continued attempt to litigate with CNN on my or my family’s behalf.”
Robinson also noted he is retiring from politics adding he will not run a primary challenge to Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC). “I will not next year, nor do I have plans in the future to seek elected office,” said Robinson.
Back in September, CNN reported that Robinson called himself a “Black Nazi,” praised slavery, and made other explicit remarks in the comment section of a pornographic website called Nude Africa. Robinson reportedly used an alias CNN was able to connect to other social media accounts.
“The fact of the matter is this: the price we have paid in entering the political arena will never be recognized,” he told National Review. “There is no dollar amount high enough. While it has been an honor of a lifetime to serve the people of North Carolina, the continued political persecution of my family and loved ones is a cost I am unwilling to continue to bear.”
Robinson ended up losing the 2024 gubernatorial race in North Carolina to Democrat Attorney General Josh Stein by nearly 15 points, even as Donald Trump carried the state. Trump praised Robinson during the campaign, once going so far as to call him “Martin Luther King on steroids.”
