MAGA Lawyer Representing Scandal-Ridden GOP Candidate Mark Robinson
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Republican North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. The beleaguered politician faced calls to drop out of the race in advance of a bombshell report from CNN documenting some wild comments allegedly made by Robinson over a decade ago on a porn website. The commentary is alleged to include Robinson calling himself a “black Nazi,” saying he prefers Hitler over Barack Obama, taking a bold pro-slavery stance, and calling Martin Luther King “worse than a maggot.” Since then, Robinson’s support has tanked as Republicans have deleted social media posting supporting him, endorsements have been yanked, and events are being canceled.
But Robinson isn’t just taking the L. He’s fighting back against the “salacious lies.” And he’s bringing on a MAGA attorney to do it. As Robinson wrote:
“I will not let these attacks distract us from sharing a better future for our state, and I’m glad to be able to bring Jesse Binnall and his team on board to investigate where and how these false smears originated. I am confident that Binnall Law Group will leave no stone unturned and enable us to use every legal means to hold CNN accountable for their lies.”
Binnall is a regular lawyer on right-wing cases, previously representing Mike Flynn and former ASS Law professor Joshua Wright. He’s also directly advanced former president Donald Trump’s interests as a member of the dubious Kraken legal team and represented Trump in various legal battles, frequently unsuccessfully.
Meanwhile, the scandal has already apparently had an impact with voters. On Friday, Cook Political Report shifted its rating for the North Carolina governor’s race from “lean Democrat” to “likely Democrat.”
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