Mike Lindell to pay $2.3 million to former employee of leading voting company for defamation

Mike Lindell to pay $2.3 million to former employee of leading voting company for defamation


MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell lost a defamation case brought against him by a former employee of Dominion, a top voting machine company.

A federal jury in Colorado ordered Lindell to pay Eric Coomer, the former security and product strategy director at Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems, $2.3 million for two statements he made, one in which he accused Coomer of treason.

Lindell, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, alleged that the 2020 election was rigged and accused Dominion of working on behalf of Democrats.

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Despite Lindell’s continued assertions during the trial that the election was stolen, he presented no expert witnesses or evidence to support those claims. His legal defense maintained that his statements were matters of public interest and protected under the First Amendment. They

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