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Edward Helmore

Mike Lindell faces legal complaint over pillow giveaway amid run for Minnesota governor

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Mike Lindell, gubernatorial candidate, greets Minnesota house speaker Lisa Demuth as they arrive to take part in a governor candidate forum in Morgan, Minnesota, on Wednesday. Photograph: Ellen Schmidt/AP

An administrative law judge in Minnesota has found probable cause to believe Mike Lindell, candidate for Minnesota governor and the MyPillow founder, violated campaign finance law by handing out free pillows at a public event last month.

In a four-page ruling issued on Thursday, Judge Nicholas Lienesch found that a complaint against Lindell had enough to move on to an evidentiary hearing in front of a three-judge administrative panel.

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