Republican North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson announced On Tuesday, he filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against the cable news network over accusations it made against him.
CNN's report identified a screen name on a porn community website that the network claimed was Robinson's. This screen name posted various racist and very mean comments on message boards.
“Despite this attack, we expect to win this election.”
Robinson denies any connection to the screen name, accuses CNN of participating in a “coordinated attack aimed at derailing his gubernatorial campaign,” and seeks up to $50 million in damages.
The Republican Party is called The report was a “high-tech lynching” and CNN claimed it was motivated by political hostility to his policies.
“Now that the lawsuit has been filed, we intend to use all means available to us, including subpoena power, to continue pursuing the facts,” Robinson's attorney, Jesse Vinal, said in a statement.
If Robinson wins, he would become North Carolina's first black governor, but that possibility has become even more remote after polls showed him trailing the Democratic candidate by one vote. amazing 16 percentage points.
“Despite this attack, we expect to win this election.” said Mr. Robinson attends a press conference with his lawyer.
CNN coverage said The lewd description included life details and distinctive behavior that matched Robinson's. He also said he used the same screen name on other accounts associated with Robinson.
Robinson's lawsuit alleges that CNN is “based on data from questionable websites, apparently obtained from hacked data breach files, and with corroboration from unverified and, in fact, unverifiable data obtained from the dark web.” He was criticized for publishing a report that said,
Former President Donald Trump distanced himself from Robinson after CNN's report. Other Republicans are also cutting ties with his campaign.
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