Raw Story

Mark Robinson, North Carolina's Republican nominee for governor, has reportedly retained a former attorney for Donald Trump to investigate "where and how" comments made on a pornographic website were connected to the candidate.

Robinson hired attorney Jesse Binnall, who worked for Trump's campaign in 2016, WUNC's Colin Campbell first reported Tuesday. The announcement comes following an explosive CNN report that an account linked to Robinson posted comments more than a decade ago on a porn site messaging board in which he defended slavery and called himself a "Black Nazi."

ALSO READ: Inside Trump and Johnson's shocking new bid to suppress women's votes

Robinson said Binnall would "investigate where and how these false smears originated."

The candidate previously refused to allow tech experts to prove he did not make the online posts. He has also threatened to sue CNN.

Even MSNBC host Katy Tur couldn't understand what Donald Trump said during a Monday night rally in Pennsylvania.

"Now we have this stupid stuff where you can vote 45 days early," Trump told his rally attendees. "I wonder what the hell happens during that 45. Let’s move — see these votes? We’ve got about a million votes in there. Let’s move them. We’re fixing the air conditioner in the room, right?"

He continued: "No, it’s terrible. What happened the last time was disgraceful, including right here. But we’re not going to let it happen again. You know too big to rig, right? That’s one way you do it."

Read also: Just say it: Trump has dementia

After showing the clip, Tur confessed, "For the life of me, I don't know what he's talking about when he mentions air conditioning in that soundbite."

Trump urged his voters to cast their ballots early, then claimed that early voting is "a scam," Tur explained.

NBC News senior political editor Mark Murray told Tur that at least 51 percent of voters intend to cast ballots early either in person or by mail, according to the latest polls from their network.

See the full comments below or at the link here.

- YouTube youtu.be

Attorney Gloria Allred revealed that she is filing a lawsuit against rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs from one of his accusers, who only recently learned there was a video of her alleged rape.

According to the filing posted by judicial reporter Meghann Cuniff, Thalia Graves is suing Combs along with his companies, alleging that Combs and bodyguard Joseph Sherman "viciously raped her at the Bad Boy Records studio in New York."

Cuniff was one of the employees at the studio and was "lure[d]" into a meeting with the two men, the lawsuit alleges. Once "sequestered," the men gave her "a drink, likely laced with a drug that eventually caused her briefly to lose consciousness." When she woke she was "bound and restrained."

Read Also: 'A fantasy of manhood': Are frat boys the new Proud Boys?

The filing says that the two men "brutally sexually abused and violated" her. Combs, in particular, "raped her, anally and vaginally" while Sherman "slapped her, and repeatedly thrust" himself "into her mouth."

The complaint explains that Graves was suicidal and has suffered anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and "lives in fear of the defendants."

It wasn't until Nov. 27, 2023, that she learned that Combs and Sherman videotaped the "horrific rape 22 years before and had shown the video to multiple men, seeking to publicly degrade and humiliate both Plaintiff and her boyfriend."

Combs has been federally indicted on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. He denies the charges.

Read the full complaint here.

— (@)

Embattled gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson reportedly suffered another blow on Sunday after a "mass resignation" of his staff.

Robinson has been under fire since a recent CNN report exposed purported comments the North Carolina GOP candidate allegedly made on a porn site many years ago. The report claimed that Robinson had identified himself as a "Black Nazi," as well as a "perv." Earlier Sunday, the North Carolina Republican Party incurred the wrath of conservative columnist Kathleen Parker for surprisingly continuing to back Robinson despite the avalanche of revelations.

Later in the day, Emmy-winning reporter Michael Hyland reported that Robinson's senior adviser, campaign manager, finance director, and deputy campaign manager "have all resigned."

ALSO READ: The simple yet powerful way Tim Walz just exposed Donald Trump

The campaign itself spun the resignation as "staff changes" that it was announcing.

“I appreciate the efforts of these team members who have made the difficult choice to step away from the campaign, and I wish them well in their future endeavors. I look forward to announcing new staff roles in the coming days,” the Robinson campaign news release said.

Aaron Fritschner, Virginia communications for Vice President Kamala Harris and a former Democratic House aide, said, "'Announces staff changes' to break a mass resignation is an all-timer press release header."

Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg said in response, "North Carolina GOP is melting down."

Former Michigan Republican operative Jeff Timmer replied, "What a shame."

Donald Trump over the weekend boasted about meeting his foreign leader "friends" at Mar-a-Lago, but the ex-president's supporters didn't take it very well.

Trump took to his own social media network, Truth Social, on Sunday to thank multiple Middle Eastern leaders for meeting with him.

"It was great seeing my friends His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of Qatar and His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida," Trump wrote.

ALSO READ: Inside Trump's new front in the Haitian hysteria push: Charleroi

He then continued, saying, "The Amir has proven to be a great and powerful leader of his country, advancing on all levels at record speed. He is someone also who strongly wants peace in the Middle East, and all over the world. We had a great relationship during my years in the White House, and it will be even stronger this time around!"

Hardcore MAGA fans didn't like Trump's "friends," especially as it relates to their purported connections to Israeli conflicts.

@DocReality, who frequently shares content supporting Trump and attacking Vice President Kamala Harris, asked the former president, "Since when are you friends with Islamist antisemites?"

@Cheslerde, who identifies as a "Constitutional Conservative" and has a plea to elect Trump in his Truth Social bio, wrote, "Come on President Trump."

"We luv ya, but I don't think the hostages and families are thrilled about Qatar hosting the Hamas and Hezbollah terrorist freaks!" the user then added.

@MarcRudov, who promotes Trump's claim that Harris is lying about once working at McDonald's many years ago, asked, "What about the whereabouts of Sinwar? The hostages in Gaza?"

@Cane1, who frequently defends Trump and attacks Harris in comments on Truth Social, appeared to be stunned.

"Qatar? Are funding and housing Hamas leaders, WTF are you doing," the user said, adding, "You can meet with the devil, but you don’t bargain with him in your home!"

@CJBlue, an Israel supporter who also defends Trump and attacks President Joe Biden, said, "If he's so great why does Qatar allow Hamas leaders to hide out in his country."

@CaseyGorsuch, who has a picture of Biden with a target on his forehead as a background photo, also chimed in:

"Hey Don. You should really start watching your mouth. It's going to cost you the presidency," the user wrote Sunday.

A boat owner raised his voice at CNN journalist Elle Reeve for noting that he could afford the expensive hobby despite economic complaints.

The confrontation came while Reeve was covering a so-called MAGA boat parade in Panama City, Florida. The interview was replayed over the weekend.

"What's your most important issue?" Reeve asked the boat owner.

"The economy, getting the interest rates down, getting it to where we can afford to live in America," the man replied. "Right now, it's too expensive."

"Okay, now, let me maybe ask a slightly impolite question, but, you know, if you can afford a boat, you're not hurting so bad, right, because a boat costs a lot of money, and it's a lot of upkeep," Reeve noted.

"Listen, nobody gave me s---!" the man shouted back. "I'm a retired military, retired power plant, and I am successful and retired, with boats, jet skis, because I did it right."

"And everybody has that chance," he added. "Whether they choose or not, that's up to them."

"I would never try to take anything away from you in that way," Reeve explained, "but what I'm asking is, groceries are probably a smaller part of your budget than, say, you know, someone who's, like, a little worse off."

"I think it's interesting that people who are a little bit more comfortable are still so concerned about the economy."

ALSO READ: The simple yet powerful way Tim Walz just exposed Donald Trump

The boat owner insisted that his money should go further.

"I want interest rates to go back down," he said. "I want all that, but that covers everybody in the economy. Not just me, not just the poor, not just the rich. It covers everybody."

The man admitted that his children were "doing better" than him.

Another boater predicted a civil war after the election.

"I think we'll be in the middle of a civil war either way, doesn't matter who wins," he said.

Watch the video below from CNN or click the link here.