Mark Robinson Drops Lawsuit Against CNN, Exits Politics

Mark Robinson Drops Lawsuit Against CNN, Exits Politics

Mark Robinson Drops Lawsuit Against CNN, Exits Politics

Former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who lost his gubernatorial bid in November amid a cloud of scandal and controversy, dropped his libel lawsuit against CNN and said he has no visions of running for public office in the future. 

Robinson made the announcement in a series of posts to X on Friday.

In September, CNN published a story detailing comments its investigation traced to Robinson on a pornography website some 10 years earlier, where he purportedly called himself a “black NAZI” and a “perv” among other posts that sparked backlash. Robinson denied making the comments and filed suit against CNN in October seeking $50 million in damages, calling the report “salacious lies.”

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