The CNN report claimed that Robinson made controversial statements on a pornographic website more than a decade ago.View on euronews

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor, announced Tuesday that he was suing CNN for its report last month tying him to a series of racist, disturbing and sexually graphic comments on an online pornography forum.

In a defamation lawsuit, the North Carolina Republican alleged the news network carried out a “coordinated attack aimed at derailing” his gubernatorial campaign.