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| | == Dominion Voting Systems Lawsuit== | | == Dominion Voting Systems Lawsuit== |
| − | [[Dominion Voting Systems]] filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit in federal court in Washington D.C. against MyPillow and its CEO Mike Lindell on February 22, 2021. Dominion alleges Lindell spread false information that its voting machines rigged the 2020 U.S. presidential election. According to the complaint, Lindell, knowingly spread disinformation that Dominion's voting systems stole the election in favor of President [[Joe Biden]]. The complaint also alleges Lindell ran ads targeting people who believed alleged conspiracy theories about the election outcome in order to profit. <ref>https://www.npr.org/2021/02/22/970117188/dominion-voting-systems-files-defamation-lawsuit-against-mypillow-ceo-mike-linde</ref> | + | The [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] [[election fraud]] conglomerate [[Dominion Voting Systems]] filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit in federal court in Washington D.C. against MyPillow and its CEO Mike Lindell on February 22, 2021. Dominion claimed that Lindell spread "false" information that its voting machines rigged the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The complaint alleged, without proof, that Lindell "knowingly" spread "disinformation" that Dominion's voting systems stole the election in favor of [[Joe Biden]]. The complaint also alleges Lindell ran ads targeting people who believed what Dominion claimed were "conspiracy theories" about the election outcome.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2021/02/22/970117188/dominion-voting-systems-files-defamation-lawsuit-against-mypillow-ceo-mike-linde Dominion Voting Systems Files Defamation Lawsuit Against MyPillow, CEO Mike Lindell] ('''Warning:''' Contains fake news and liberal opinion)</ref> |
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| − | On August 11, 2021, a judge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied to dismiss defamation suits brought by Dominion, against Lindell and others, over claims made relating to Dominion’s alleged involvement in fraud during the 2020 presidential election. | + | On August 11, 2021, a judge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied to dismiss defamation suits brought by Dominion, against Lindell and others, over claims made relating to Dominion’s involvement in vote fraud during the 2020 presidential election. |
| | <ref>https://www.lawfareblog.com/dc-district-court-rules-dominion-defamation-lawsuits-can-proceed</ref> | | <ref>https://www.lawfareblog.com/dc-district-court-rules-dominion-defamation-lawsuits-can-proceed</ref> |
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| − | US District Judge Carl J. Nichols ordered all parties to the lawsuit to participate in “discussions about a consolidated discovery schedule.” Lindell and MyPillow met and conferred with the plaintiffs over Zoom and by email in late 2021. On January 6, 2022, they decided not to participate in the scheduling conferences. Lindell's lawyers said they were planning to appeal to the Supreme Court, Nichols' rejection of their motion to dismiss and that they wouldn't participate in discovery until then. <ref>https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.225699/gov.uscourts.dcd.225699.63.0.pdf</ref> <ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-lindell-wont-give-dominion-discovery-material-in-defamation-suit-2022-1</ref> | + | US District Judge Carl J. Nichols ordered all parties to the lawsuit to participate in “discussions about a consolidated discovery schedule.” Lindell and MyPillow met and conferred with the plaintiffs over Zoom and by email in late 2021. On January 6, 2022, they decided not to participate in the scheduling conferences. Lindell's lawyers said they were planning to appeal to the Supreme Court, Nichols' rejection of their motion to dismiss and that they wouldn't participate in discovery until then.<ref>https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.225699/gov.uscourts.dcd.225699.63.0.pdf</ref> <ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-lindell-wont-give-dominion-discovery-material-in-defamation-suit-2022-1</ref> |
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| − | ==Mike Lyndell v. Dominion== | + | ==Mike Lindell v. Dominion== |
| − | On April 19, 2021, Lyndell sued the [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] [[election fraud]] conglomerate [[Dominion Voting Systems]] for $1.6 billion. <ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/04/19/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-says-hes-suing-dominion-for-16-billion/?sh=3ccc3feff3fe</ref> | + | On April 19, 2021, Lindell countersued Dominion Voting Systems for $1.6 billion. <ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/04/19/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-says-hes-suing-dominion-for-16-billion/?sh=3ccc3feff3fe MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Sues Dominion For $1.6 Billion]</ref> |
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| | *[https://uncoverdc.com/2021/06/07/lindell-v-dominion-smartmatic-exhibits-breakdown-part-1/ Lindell v. Dominion/Smartmatic: Exhibits Breakdown Part 1] | | *[https://uncoverdc.com/2021/06/07/lindell-v-dominion-smartmatic-exhibits-breakdown-part-1/ Lindell v. Dominion/Smartmatic: Exhibits Breakdown Part 1] |
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