Lindell Must Pay Smartmatic $56K For “Frivolous” Suit
Law & Crime reports:
The legal and financial woes for stalwart Donald Trump ally Mike Lindell continued to worsen on Monday, when a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered the MyPillow founder and CEO to cough up more than $50,000 in sanctions over “frivolous” claims he made in connection with his lawsuit against voting software company Smartmatic.
In the case, the underlying lawsuit was filed by Dominion Voting Systems, accusing Lindell and MyPillow of slander over false claims about the 2020 election. Lindell later sued both voting companies for alleged racketeering (RICO) violations, among other claims, and lost. Smartmatic, in turn, moved for sanctions in the form of substantial legal fees.
In the end, Nichols, a Trump appointee, on Monday awarded Smartmatic $56,369, only a fraction of what the company
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