Attorneys representing Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow and a staunch election denier, in defamation lawsuits filed by voting machine companies are seeking permission from the court to withdraw from the cases. According to Attorney Andrew Parker, Lindell owes them millions of dollars and is unable to pay the escalating legal expenses.
In documents filed in federal court on Thursday, Parker stated that continuing to defend Lindell and MyPillow would place the law firms at serious financial risk. This is the latest blow to Lindell, who has been facing legal and financial setbacks for his promotion of former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud facilitated by rigged voting machines.
In a video posted on his FrankSpeech website, Lindell admitted to being out of money and having no credit to pay his lawyers. He also blamed the news media and “cancel culture” for his company’s losses of over $100 million after major retailers dropped his products.
Parker has filed requests to withdraw from the defamation lawsuits filed by Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems against Lindell and MyPillow. Smartmatic is seeking over $1 billion in damages, while Dominion’s lawsuit is for $1.3 billion and also targets Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, allies of Trump. Dominion previously reached an $800 million settlement with Fox News.
Parker’s firm is also seeking to withdraw from a defamation lawsuit filed against Lindell, MyPillow, and FrankSpeech in Colorado by Eric Coomer, a former director of product strategy and security for Dominion Voting Systems.
Lindell had previously admitted that his company was auctioning off equipment and subleasing manufacturing space in Minnesota due to the negative publicity and loss of retailers carrying MyPillow products. In April, an arbitration panel ordered Lindell to pay $5 million for breach of contract in a dispute over election data.
Lindell and MyPillow had been making regular payments to Parker’s firm until this year, when the payments slowed while the legal fees and costs increased. Despite warnings from the firm in August and September, no payments were made to cover the July and August bills. Lindell and MyPillow are currently searching for new lawyers, and no trial dates have been set for the Smartmatic and Dominion cases.
Lindell, also known as the MyPillow Guy, is urging viewers of his webcast to support him by purchasing his products, such as pillows and towels.
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