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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