Overview

• A federal jury in Colorado found MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell liable for defaming former Dominion security director Eric Coomer by accusing him of treason and awarded $2.3 million in damages.
• Jurors determined that three statements made by Lindell or broadcast on his Frankspeech platform met the legal threshold for defamation.
• Coomer testified that Lindell’s false allegations led to death threats, severe emotional distress and the loss of his career in election security.
• His lawyers claimed his statements were protected political speech under the First Amendment; jurors disagreed and held his Frankspeech platform liable for three defamatory attacks.
• Lindell plans to appeal the verdict, which compounds his legal battles with Dominion and Smartmatic and his estimated $10 million debt.