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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Trump-backed judge rips MyPillow’s Mike Lindell in election lawsuit and fines him for not paying ordered money

A Trump-appointed federal judge held Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, in contempt of court for failing to pay more than $50,000 in sanctions to the voting system company Smartmatic after bringing a “frivolous” countersuit against the company.

District Court Judge Carl Nichols, appointed by President Donald Trump in 2019, ordered Lindell at the end of March to pay Smartmatic $56,369 in attorney fees by April 7 – as well as an additional $500 for each day he failed to do so.

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