MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - An election software company is suing MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell over his claims the 2020 Presidential election was rigged.
Smartmatic USA Corp. filed a defamation lawsuit in Minnesota federal court on Jan. 18, following a strategy already undertaken by Dominion in D.C. federal court. Smartmatic's suit says Lindell is "crazy like a fox" and is exploiting xenophobia to boost his public profile.
"After others had gone silent, Mr. Lindell spoke out about the 2020 U.S. election being stolen from President Trump. He held rallies. He went on TV. He published videos," the suit says. "Once a fixture on late night infomercials embracing his pillows, in early 2021, Mr. Lindell’s infomercials turned to spreading disinformation about the 2020 U.S. election.
"Mr. Lindell’s message was as dangerous as it was factually inaccurate."
Litigation undertaken by former prosecutor Sidney Powell and Rudy Guiliani that claimed the election was rigged for Joe Biden has backfired to the point they are on the hook for the other's sides costs in Michigan.
"Smartmatic had no role in the 2020 U.S. election outside of providing some technology, support and services to Los Angeles County," the suit says. "That is it. Yet Mr. Lindell sees fit to perpetuate a lie about the company because he wants to be seen as a champion of a deceptive message that still sells. But enough is enough.
"The country will sleep better at night knowing the judicial system holds people like Mr. Lindell accountable for spreading disinformation that deceives and harms others."