"I appreciate the efforts of these team members who have made the difficult choice to step away from the campaign," says Robinson.

Mark Robinson, center, greets people as he arrives at a campaign event in Asheboro, N.C., Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. Robinson is the Republican candidate for N.C. governor. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) | AP Top staff on Mark Robinson’s campaign team have resigned from their roles,

Several top staffers in North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's campaign for governor have left their posts, marking more fallout from a CNN report outlining evidence that he made disturbing posts on a pornography website’s message board more than a decade ago.

Four top staff members of Mark Robinson's campaign for North Carolina governor have stepped down, the campaign announced as the candidate faces calls from Republicans to do the same.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is traveling to North Carolina for a rally Saturday amid fallout from that state's GOP gubernatorial candidate calling himself a "Black Nazi" on a pornography website.

Robinson was the focus of an investigation by the network’s KFile unit on Thursday. A report published by CNN revealed an extensive history of comments made on a porn site called “Nude Africa” under an email address and username both known to be linked to him.