Mark Robinson, the former NC lieutenant governor who has stayed relatively quiet since his failed gubernatorial campaign in 2024, is back and ready to "tell the truth." In a new podcast episode titled "Mark Robinson Finally Admits It," Robinson admitted Thursday to an "obsession" with pornography and sex, and he acknowledged that he lied back in 2024 when a CNN report uncovered lewd and racist remarks he had previously made on a porn forum. He did so then, he said, in order to protect Trump's campaign. Even in his honesty, Robinson remained defensive, and he seemed to believe that he did something righteous by lying. Even though he wanted to own up to it, he said, other people would be affected, so it would be "selfish" to be truthful.
Could Mark Robinson face legal liability for lying about [c]orn reports?
Two First Amendment lawyers said yes, in interviews with McClatchy on Friday afternoon, a day after Robinson acknowledged lying about his 2024 scandal. "If you bring a frivolous claim and continue to pursue the claim knowing it's frivolous, you can be held civilly liable for either abuse of process, malicious prosecution or both," said Mike Tadych, who represents The News & Observer. "If he knew that what they said was true, and did it either to save his campaign or whatever else, then he abused the process."
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