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Mike Lindell’s Defamation Trial Opens with Jury Selection in Denver

The MyPillow CEO plans to testify in the Dominion suit claiming election fraud despite his attorneys’ caution

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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell holds a press conference outside the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse in Denver on June 2, 2025. A jury trial began Monday in U.S. District Court in a defamation case against Lindell brought by former Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer over claims Lindell made about fraud in the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell pictured speaking at a rally for U.S. President Donald Trump on April 9, 2022, in Selma, North Carolina.

Overview

  • Jury selection began June 2 for the anticipated two-week trial over Eric Coomer’s $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit
  • Lindell has declared he will take the stand to invoke First Amendment protection for his disputed election-fraud statements
  • His legal team has been rebuked for filing AI-generated court documents riddled with incorrect citations
  • MyPillow products have been pulled by major retailers and Lindell admits he’s financially strained by mounting legal costs
  • Witnesses set to appear include Coomer himself, Colorado election officials and experts on voting machine integrity