The man who is being sued alongside CNN by North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson for what Robinson alleges are defamatory claims has filed a motion to dismiss the claim. On Tuesday, Robinson and his attorney,

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

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has sued CNN over its recent report that he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website’s message board.