Tag Archives: Mike Lindell

Newsweek reports: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said that he “prayed hard” for Democrats to win in the Georgia Senate runoffs last year — claiming this would show that the two formerly Republican-held seats were stolen. Lindell said during an “Election Integrity” event in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on Saturday that he wanted Democrats to win the two seats in order to “save …

The Insider reports: After a year of delays, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has finally launched Frank Speech, a video-streaming app that he says is meant to be a YouTube competitor. However, the pillow CEO told Insider that he’s not quite done yet. Lindell said on Wednesday night that he is investing upwards of $1 million a month on Frank Speech …

The Colorado Sun reports: Embattled Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters has been indicted by a grand jury on a mix of felony and misdemeanor charges, including allegations of attempting to influence a public servant and criminal impersonation. The Republican was indicted on 10 counts, according to prosecutors. If convicted, she could be sentenced to prison. A warrant has been issued …

The Daily Beast reports: MyPillow CEO and Big Lie booster Mike Lindell found himself on yet another platform Saturday, this time in support of Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake. During his slot, Lindell said an unspecified five-month quest has finally reached a result: a class-action lawsuit against “all machines.” “They’re defective devices,” he said, claiming he’s already gotten about …

Newsweek reports: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said Friday that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger should be put in prison as he delivered dozens of boxes containing “thousands” of affidavits to Georgia’s Capitol on Friday, urging a forensic audit of the state’s 2020 election results. During a Friday episode of right-wing political strategist Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast, Lindell appeared …

The Daily Beast reports: After his initial Tuesday shipment of MyPillow products was denied entry into Canada, Mike Lindell now has a backup plan to get free pillows to Canadian truckers: drop them from the sky via a helicopter. The pillow maven told The Daily Beast late Wednesday night that he intends to drop his pillows into Canada from a …

The Independent reports: MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell’s plan to send a truck full of pillows to Canada to show solidarity with the “Freedom Convoy” protesters hit a roadblock, after the Canadian authorities sent back his crew for being unvaccinated. He told Newsweek that he expected his MyPillow delivery truck to face no obstacles on Wednesday. “They’ll be getting across …

The Colorado Sun reports: Embattled Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was briefly jailed last week on charges of obstructing a peace officer and obstructing government operations, said she is running to become Colorado’s top election official. Peters, a Republican, announced her candidacy to become Colorado secretary of state on Monday on a show run and hosted by Steve Bannon, …

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: State Rep. Timothy Ramthun entered the race for governor Saturday, ensuring 2022 will be all about 2020. The Campbellsport Republican brought election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell to a high school auditorium to make his pitch to voters, an argument that relies on the impossible and illegal endeavor of revoking Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes for President Joe …

Colorado Politics reports: Police arrested Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters at a Grand Junction restaurant on Tuesday after she resisted authorities’ attempts to seize an iPad under a search warrant, police said. Peters was released at the scene pending charges, police said. The incident is not directly related to multiple state and federal investigations into Peters’s alleged involvement last year …

Law & Crime reports: Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO and stalwart Donald Trump supporter who continues to push election conspiracy theories, has lost his appeal after a lower court refused to dismiss an election-related defamation case against him. Dominion Voting Systems sued Lindell for $1.3 billion in February of 2021, accusing Lindell of falsely accusing the company of rigging voting …

The Huffington Post reports: The Smartmatic voting machine company has filed a scathing defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump ally and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, alleging he concocted lies about a rigged presidential election to sell his products. “Crazy like a fox. Mike Lindell knows exactly what he is doing, and it is dangerous,” Smartmatic said in its lawsuit, filed Tuesday …

The Daily Beast reports: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has hired former Newsmax White House correspondent Emerald Robinson, who was sidelined by the ultra-conservative cable network after pushing bonkers COVID-19 conspiracy theories. On Monday evening, the pillow executive told The Daily Beast that his web-based “Frank Speech” live-streaming platform had hired Robinson. Late last year, the ex-Newsmax personality baselessly tweeted that …

Mediaite reports: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell rebuked Fox News on Saturday for not promoting 2020 election conspiracy theories. “They won’t talk about anything,” Lindell said. “When was the last time you’ve seen anybody on Fox talk about the 2020 election? You’re not going to see it.” Speaking at the Save America rally in Florence, AZ, Lindell argued that the biggest …

Raw Story reports: “Everything you’re going to see over these next seven months to get rid of the [voting] machines,” he said. “You’re going to see the Supreme Court case coming out. All these great things, everybody.” Lindell insisted that he has the “pieces of the puzzle” to prove the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump. “And you …

CNBC reports: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, an ally of former President Donald Trump, said his phone records have been subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the origins of the deadly riot that took place on Jan. 6. The revelation came after CNBC reported last month that Lindell has spent $25 million since Election Day 2020 to push false claims of …

The Daily Beast reports: On his Thursday evening live stream, Lindell railed against “bots” and “trolls” that have been posing questions and statements on his Facebook page, such as: “Mike, you keep making promises. I don’t see Donald Trump.” Then, referring to his own fans growing impatient with his own fruitless promises, Lindell fired back: “Those are bots and trolls. …

CNBC reports: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell told CNBC he is ready to go broke pushing the false claim that the election was stolen from Donald Trump while proclaiming that the election system needs extensive changes. Lindell said he has spent $25 million of his own money since Election Day to fuel his campaign. And he plans to keep spending to …

The Huffington Post reports: Lindell has been claiming since summer that he was coordinating a lawsuit among “tons” of state attorneys general, as many as 30, to be filed at 9 a.m. Tuesday directly with the U.S. Supreme Court and that he would spend the long Thanksgiving weekend explaining the suit during an ad-free webcast. On Friday, Lindell appeared on …

The Independent reports: Pro-Trump pillow magnate Mike Lindell has claimed millions were tuning in to his “Great Patriot Thanks-A-Thon” streaming special, but the metrics suggest otherwise. Mr Lindell, a conspiracy theorist, began hosting a 96-hour live stream at 1am EST on Thanksgiving Day, where he promised to discuss his Supreme Court complaint seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 …