Dominion Voting Systems filed a $ 1.3 billion defamation suit on Monday against Minnesota-based founder and CEO of MyPillow, saying Mike Lindell falsely accused the companiony to manipulate the 2020 presidential elections.
The lawsuit, filed in the District Court of Columbia, alleges that Lindell ignored repeated warnings from Dominion, a voting technology company that filed similar lawsuits against Donald Trump’s lawyers Rudolph Giuliani and Sidney Powell.
Dominion accuses Lindell of repeatedly saying what the lawsuit calls the “Big Lie”, that the company used its technology to steal Trump’s election.
“No amount of money can repair the damage caused by these lies, which are easily disproved. Hundreds of audits and documented recounts have proven that Dominion machines accurately counted the votes. We hope to prove these facts in court,” the lawsuit says.
Lindell says he accepts lawsuit
Lindell, known as “MyPillow Guy” for his TV commercials, told the Associated Press that he welcomed the process and said the discovery process will prove that he was right.
“It is a very good day. I am looking forward to them finally bringing the case,” said Lindell, who went to the White House to promote his theories in the last days of the Trump administration.
Lindell, a fervent supporter of Trump, said Sara Cook of CBS News last month: “I want the entire American people and the world to see the horrible things that these (Dominion voting) machines are capable of and what they did to our country and what – they are allowing other countries to steal our election and just kidnap our election.
There was no widespread fraud in the election, which a number of election officials across the country, including former Trump attorney general William Barr, confirmed. Republican governors in Arizona and Georgia, key battlefield states crucial to President Joe Biden’s victory, also ensured the integrity of elections in their states.
Almost all legal challenges to Trump and his allies have been dismissed by the judges, including two charged by the Supreme Court, which includes three judges appointed by Trump.
Twitter in January Lindell permanently banned from the platform after continuing to claim that Trump had won the presidential election. Twitter said it banned it due to “repeated violations” of its civic integrity policy.
Lindell resented being repeatedly accused in the process of telling the “Big Lie” – noting that the expression was coined by Adolf Hitler. “The Big Lie here is the big lie,” said Lindell. “They are the big lie.”
Lindell watched a long video expanding on his claims that he had released it on February 5 and said he recently posted a 20-minute version.
This is the third defamation suit that Dominion has filed against its accusers. At a news conference, Dominion CEO John Poulos said that “it is by no means the last.” He said the company is also analyzing the actions of several news organizations after the election.
“Despite repeated warnings and efforts to share the facts with him, Mr. Lindell continued to spread false malicious allegations about Dominion, each time giving empty guarantees that he would present overwhelming evidence,” said Poulos in a statement. “These claims have caused irreparable damage to Dominion’s good reputation and have threatened the safety of our employees and customers.”
“Lying” to increase profits?
Poulos and Dominion’s lawyer, Megan Meier, claimed that Lindell didn’t really believe that the election was stolen from Trump. “He knew that lying about the loss of Trump would be good for MyPillow’s financial results,” said Meier.
They also contested Lindell’s claims that he lost money for defending his allegations, and said they hoped to examine MyPillow’s finances as part of legal proceedings.
“MyPillow’s smear marketing campaign – with promotional codes like ‘FightforTrump,’ ’45, ” Proof ‘and’ QAnon ‘- increased MyPillow’s sales by 30-40% and continues to trick people into redirecting their electoral outrage for the purchase of pillows, “claims the action.
Lindell said MyPillow had a brief increase in sales. But he said more than 20 retailers have already dropped his products, including Bed Bath & Beyond and Kohl’s, and noted that Twitter permanently banned him and MyPillow.
“I would love to go to court tomorrow with Dominion,” said Lindell.