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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."

Former White House adviser Kellyanne Conway desperately tried to defend Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Tuesday after he could not stay on topic during what was supposed to be an economic speech in Georgia.

After Trump talked in Savannah for over 80 minutes, Fox News host John Roberts noted that the former president spoke three times longer than expected.

Only days before news broke that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was accused of attending a party with a 17-year-old girl, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) called out the Florida lawmaker for a creepy sexual remark.

During an interview on Gaetz's Firebrand podcast, Biggs complained about Americans who went to Mexico to have surgeries.

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said he was changing all of his sale prices to include the number 88, a white supremacist code for "Heil Hitler."

Lindell lashed out at media outlets Monday after he was criticized for pricing a pillow at $14.88.

Right-wing pollster Richard Baris acknowledged mainstream polls that show Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump by "unbelievable numbers."

During a Monday appearance on the War Room podcast, Baris sought to downplay Harris' suggestion that she was an underdog in the presidential race.

Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor in North Carolina, threatened a "full throttle" attack on CNN after the network exposed controversial remarks it reported he made on a pornographic website.

Robinson lashed out at reporters during a Monday campaign event, focusing on his staff's en masse resignation instead of policies. The Robinson campaign spun the departures, which happened hours after CNN's report which broke Thursday, as planned "staff changes."

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) struggled to count Thursday after she said there were "two reasons" for wars — but then cited four.

Greene made her observation while explaining why she opposed supporting Ukraine's fight against an invasion by Russia.

Former President Donald Trump suggested he could efficiently conduct mass deportations if reelected because immigrants have "serial numbers."

In a Sunday interview on Full Measure, host Sharyl Attkisson challenged Trump on his promise of mass deportations.

Former President Donald Trump blamed COVID-19 on "dust" that "flew in from China."

In an interview that aired on Sunday, Heritage Foundation-funded journalist Sharyl Attkisson asked Trump about how well he handled the pandemic.

Political analyst Laura Fink called out Fox News contributor Guy Benson for using "simple tropes" after he bragged that former President Trump was leading the "scorecard" on assassination attempts.

During a Fox News panel discussion on Sunday, Benson complained that Democrats had called attention to Trump's harsh language against Vice President Kamala Harris after a man recently plotted to assassinate the former president at a golf course in Florida.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) acknowledged that former President Donald Trump was losing when he faced a "head-to-head" matchup against Vice President Kamala Harris.

During an interview on Sunday, Graham was asked about a new NBC News poll showing Harris with a 5-point lead over Trump. The poll also indicated Harris' favorability jumped 16 points since she became the Democratic nominee for president.