US EditionMike Lindell found in contempt for failing to turn over documents in Smartmatic case
- MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell was found in contempt of court for failing to disclose information related to Smartmatic's defamation lawsuit against him.
- U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan stated that Lindell 'disobeyed' an order to turn over viewership data and failed to produce documents.
- Smartmatic is seeking $2 billion in damages due to Lindell's false claims about the rigged 2020 presidential election.
- The court will award Smartmatic reasonable attorneys' fees for the contempt motion upon their submission of an accounting of those fees and costs.
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Judge finds Mike Lindell in contempt for failing to turn over documents in Smartmatic defamation case
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Minnesota has found MyPillow CEO and Trump ally Mike Lindell in contempt of court for failing to provide discovery and financial documents in the defamation case brought by voting machine company Smartmatic. Smartmatic sued Lindell for defamation in 2022, alleging that he lied about the company’s role in the 2020 presidential election for his own financial gain. In a filing on Thursday, …
'Defendants disobeyed': Judge holds Trump ally Mike Lindell in contempt of court
U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan found that MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell was in contempt of a court ruling ordering him to disclose information after voting machine company Smartmatic sued him for defamation for falsely claiming that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against President...
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