MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Claims He Is Broke as His Own Lawyers Quit En Masse
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's legal problems just got worse as his own attorneys quit on him after failing to pay them. The Donald Trump ally is facing a myriad of lawsuits regarding his election lies, claiming that the 2020 election was stolen without any solid evidence.
Lindell is facing massive defamation suits over his stolen election claims from both Dominion and Smartmatic. However, on Thursday, his own lawyers filed a motion to drop him as their client for the defamation suits.
According to The Daily Mail, the attorneys claimed that the MyPillow CEO owes them "millions of dollars" in unpaid legal fees so they are asking the court to have him dropped as their client. The Donald Trump ally continues to claim that the elections were stolen in 2020, even though he has several massive lawsuits that have been filed against him regarding these claims.
He appeared on an NBC News program where he admitted that he is currently "out of money" but still praised his lawyers for his courage, adding that he regretted being unable to pay them. "We've lost everything, every dime," Lindell claimed. "All of it is gone."
Reports indicate that Lindell has not paid the attorney's fees for the law firm Parker Daniels Kibort and Lewin & Lewin since July. The court filing was done by the firm's co-founder, Andrew Parker, who noted in that filing that continuing to represent the embattled bedding mogul without getting paid for their services "'could threaten the very existence of the firm."
Lindell is also claiming that he is unable to borrow money to fund his defense and is now looking for a new legal counsel to represent him for the two big election-related lawsuits.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Blames the Media for His Cash Woes
During that same NBC News interview, Lindell whined that he had been "canceled" over his comments on the 2020 election and this is leading to his financial woes. His company, MyPillow, has been dropped by several retailers following his controversial comments regarding the elections as well as his spread of conspiracy theories.
"They took away my borrowing because of all you guys in the media," Lindell told NBC News. Previously, Lindell admitted that he was forced to borrow $10 million to pay for his legal fees.
To add to his money troubles, Lindell was ordered to pay $5 million for losing his "Prove Mike Wrong" 2020 election challenge where a cyber data expert managed to prove that the data he was presenting about the November 2020 election was not valid.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Cried About 'Lumpy' Product Reviews
Mike Lindell's deposition videos from one of the lawsuits against him have been released to the public and it showed him ranting and swearing at lawyers representing former Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer. One of the lawyers actually got Lindell riled up by showing him a customer review calling his pillows "lumpy."
According to Uproxx, Lindell was triggered with the review. "No, they're not lumpy pillows ... when you say lumpy pillows, now you're an a**hole! You got that? You're an asshole is what you are!" yelled Lindell at one of the lawyers. "Lumpy pillows? Kiss my a**. Put that in your book."
However, despite showing him in a bad light, Lindell does not seem to be bothered with the video's release and claims that "it backfired" on the Dominion lawyers. However, the MyPillow CEO refused to say why it backfired on them.
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Written by: Rick Martin
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