MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell appears to be less confident in his election conspiracies lately.
The struggling entrepreneur appeared on Steve Bannon’s podcast to advocate for banning electronic voting machines. The lawsuit, championed by unsuccessful Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, is financially supported by the pillow salesman. Lindell, acknowledging the slim chances of success and the underwhelming evidence presented, sought assistance from his followers to cover his legal expenses.
“It’s an emergency injunction to expedite this case,” Lindell told Bannon. “What’s gonna come out now will be all the declarations and all the evidence to back up the case. So this is the second part of it. This was very much planned by our lawyers.”
“Because the media right now is out there,” he continued. “It hasn’t really reached the masses of the media, but the ones that are out there are trying to discredit [it]. ‘Well, there’s nothing behind this.’ It’s coming, all the declarations.”
If you view all the commotion as a completely pointless expenditure, you would be correct – particularly since Arizona already utilizes paper ballots and mandates election officials to conduct manual counts of random vote batches to ensure alignment with the machine totals.
Lindell’s recent fundraising attempts coincide with his persistent battle against electronic voting machines, which he baselessly claims were crucial in a plot to stop Donald Trump from winning the 2020 election. Despite courts and experts refuting these allegations, Lindell has stayed resolute, investing significant resources from his business and personal wealth into these assertions.
He encouraged viewers to donate to the Lindell Defense Fund, ensuring that the funds would be dedicated exclusively to his election-related initiatives and not personal costs. He has directed the fund’s finances towards legal expenses and initiatives like monitoring equipment for voting machines, along with a lawsuit in Shasta County, California, contesting a state law limiting hand-counted ballots.
Lindell’s battle with electronic voting systems, while garnering some support, has also led to substantial financial losses. His company MyPillow lost $100 million due to “massive cancellation” as major retailers pulled his products from their shelves following his controversial election fraud allegations.
Beyond financial woes, Lindell’s legal team has also shown signs of strain, with lawyers seeking to part ways due to millions in unpaid fees. Despite these setbacks, Lindell refuses to settle with the voting machine companies, even if it risks bankrupting MyPillow. His persistence underscores his commitment to the cause, although it comes at a substantial cost.
The defamation suits represent just a portion of the mounting challenges facing Lindell. He has resorted to slashing the price of his products in “super sales,” attempting to bolster MyPillow’s financial health, and has publicly criticized Republican officials whom he perceives as obstructing his mission to transition to paper ballots.
Relevant articles:
– MyPillow CEO Loses It After Realizing the Courts Won’t Save Him
– Mike Lindell’s Untapped Cash Source Grows, Newsweek, Fri, 24 Nov 2023 08:00:00 GMT
– Election Conspiracist Mike Lindell Faces Mounting Legal Trouble, Millions in Debt, Colorado Times Recorder, Thu, 12 Oct 2023 07:00:00 GMT
– Mike Lindell Begs for Donations After Running Out of Money, Newsweek, Thu, 12 Oct 2023 07:00:00 GMT