Robinson sues CNN for defamation after ‘black Nazi’ comment report

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The Washington Examiner

Ross O'Keefe
October 15, 2024

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate, is suing CNN for defamation after the outlet released a report including allegations he called himself a “black Nazi.”

The defamation lawsuit was filed in Wake County Superior Court and seeks $50 million in damages from CNN.

“Today, we are taking the first steps to do exactly what I said I was going to do after these scurrilous attacks were launched against myself and my family,” Robinson told reporters Tuesday alongside his attorney Jesse Binnall. “We are holding CNN accountable. We are going to get to the bottom of what’s going on here.”

The lieutenant governor then repeated his previous accusation against CNN, saying it attempted a “high-tech lynching” with the article. His attorney said it was used to interfere in Robinson’s election.

“We expect to find that there are more bad actors that have been involved in this process to interfere in the election. And there’s more to come,” Binnall said.

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