Lawfare Waged Against Mike Lindell (US)

From defamation suits worth billions, to FBI phone seizures, to retail boycotts and social media deplatforming, the totality of actions against Lindell constitutes what he — and many of his supporters — have characterized as coordinated “lawfare.”

DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS — $1.3 BILLION DEFAMATION LAWSUIT (Feb. 2021)

On February 22, 2021, Dominion Voting Systems filed a 115-page, $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against Lindell and MyPillow, Inc. in federal court in Washington, D.C., alleging he knowingly spread false claims that Dominion’s machines “stole millions of votes” — and that doing so was financially profitable for MyPillow (citing promotional codes like “FightforTrump” and “QAnon”). Dominion alleged Lindell had been warned repeatedly in December 2020 and January 2021 by letters from its attorneys to cease and desist, and that he refused.

SMARTMATIC — $1.5 BILLION DEFAMATION LAWSUIT (Filed 2022; Judgment 2025)

Smartmatic, a separate election technology company, filed suit against Lindell and MyPillow in 2022, seeking $1.5 billion in damages for false statements he made alleging their voting machines helped “steal” the 2020 election.

ERIC COOMER / DOMINION — $2.3 MILLION JURY VERDICT (June 2025)

Dr. Eric Coomer, former Director of Product Strategy and Security at Dominion Voting Systems, filed federal lawsuits in 2022 against Lindell, MyPillow, and Lindell TV, alleging Lindell had portrayed him as the “figurehead” of a massive criminal conspiracy, exposing him to constant death threats.

FBI PHONE SEIZURE & GRAND JURY SUBPOENA (September 2022)

On September 13, 2022, FBI agents approached Lindell in the drive-thru of a Hardee’s restaurant in Mankato, Minnesota, and executed a federal search warrant to seize his cell phone — the device he uses to run five companies and operate his hearing aids.[cbsnews]

The subpoena, authorized by a federal grand jury in Grand Junction, Colorado, demanded information related to Dominion Voting Systems and Colorado Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who had been charged with election tampering. Lindell was also questioned about flights he had taken to meet with attorneys general, secretaries of state, and legislators across the country.