Overview

• Jurors concluded that Lindell and his FrankSpeech platform falsely branded former Dominion executive Eric Coomer a traitor and accused him of treason.
• The $2.3 million award compensates Coomer for emotional distress, death threats and the loss of his election-security career caused by Lindell’s allegations.
• Lindell’s defense argued his claims were protected political speech under the First Amendment but the jury ruled three specific statements amounted to defamation.
• The MyPillow CEO says he is $10 million in debt after financing his legal battles and he faces additional defamation lawsuits from Dominion and Smartmatic.
• During the trial, Lindell promoted MyPillow products and solicited donations to his legal defense fund, efforts critics say exploited the courtroom spotlight.