Overview

• The lawsuit centered on ten statements made by Lindell or published on his FrankSpeech platform that falsely accused Coomer of manipulating votes for Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
• The jury declined to hold Lindell responsible for comments posted by third parties on his platforms, cutting Coomer’s sought award from $62.7 million to $2 million.
• On the stand, Lindell maintained his belief in Coomer’s alleged wrongdoing and argued his claims were protected as free speech.
• Coomer’s attorneys say the repeated falsehoods forced him to leave a 15-year career after enduring threats and harassment.
• News outlets including Newsmax and Salem Media have settled separate defamation suits by retracting false coverage and apologizing to Coomer.