CNN moves to dismiss North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson's defamation lawsuit

(FILES) Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina Mark Robinson speaks during a campaign rally with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, August 14, 2024. Democrat Josh Stein won North Carolina's race for governor on November 5, 2024, defeating the swing state's embattled lieutenant governor who had faced criticism after a report that he had called himself a "Black Nazi." Republican Mark Robinson had been pressured by party leaders to drop out of the race in September, amid fears his rapidly imploding candidacy could harm Donald Trump's bid to reclaim the White House. But Robinson refused, insisting the CNN report about his past behavior was composed of "salacious tabloid lies." (Photo by Peter Zay / AFP)