North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson threatened legal action against CNN Monday, characterizing the explosive report that cast his gubernatorial campaign into controversy as "salacious false lies." Why it matters: The CNN report that unveiled a series of inflammatory and lewd comments Robinson reportedly made on a porn messaging forum — including calling himself a ""black NAZI" — preceded an avalanche of staff resignations and

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said he’ll take legal action against CNN for “salacious lies” alleging he made racist and sexually explicit comments on a pornography website’s message board.

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said Monday he was going to “go after” CNN after the network published an investigation last week about his history of disturbing online comments. The Republican nominee for governor has decried the story as “salacious tabloid trash,