Overview
- In a lengthy After The Call podcast released this week, the former North Carolina lieutenant governor said he misled the public about parts of CNN’s reporting.
- He said he chose denial to protect those around him, including President Donald Trump, calling it the most expedient course during the 2024 campaign.
- Robinson described a lifelong “obsession” with pornography and sex while suggesting some posts tied to the alias minisoldr may have been misattributed.
- CNN KFile linked minisoldr to Robinson through biographical matches and a shared email and documented inflammatory and sexually explicit comments.
- The controversy preceded his roughly 14‑point loss to Democrat Josh Stein, a later decision to drop his defamation suit against CNN, and a vow not to run again as he pursues faith‑based outreach.