The Daily Populous Saturday March 8th, 2025 morning edition
Authored by abcnews.go.com and submitted by StupendousMan1995

Judge finds Mike Lindell in contempt for failing to turn over documents in Smartmatic defamation case

Mike Lindell listens during an interview from the podium in the press briefing room of the White House, Feb. 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

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, Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan said Lindell failed to produce analytics data for his company's website and financial records to show Lindell's financial condition for the years 2022 and 2023.

"If Defendants do not comply, Smartmatic is invited to bring another motion for an order to show cause or to seek further relief," Judge Bryan wrote.

Mike Lindell listens during an interview from the podium in the press briefing room of the White House, Feb. 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Alex Brandon/AP

Lindell told ABC News he was not aware of the judge's order.

"We will not stop until we have paper ballots counted and we're going to melt down all the voting machines and turn them into prison bars," Lindell said.

Lindell was one of the leading promoters of false 2020 election fraud claims. He continues to spread false election claims including calling for the ban of voting machines.

floridianreader on March 7th, 2025 at 22:05 UTC »

How did he get a job back in the White House? (The picture is dated Feb 2025). Good grief dude, let it go already.

Bmaj13 on March 7th, 2025 at 22:03 UTC »

Perhaps he's not been sleeping well.

StupendousMan1995 on March 7th, 2025 at 21:58 UTC »

"...Lindell told ABC News he was not aware of the judge's order.

"We will not stop until we have paper ballots counted and we're going to melt down all the voting machines and turn them into prison bars," Lindell said.

Lindell was one of the leading promoters of false 2020 election fraud claims. He continues to spread false election claims including calling for the ban of voting machines."