MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell will face a defamation lawsuit brought by a voting machine company, a Minnesota judge ruled on Monday.
Smartmatic, a London-based voting company, alleges that Lindell, a known ally of former President Donald Trump, falsely accused the company of sabotaging the 2020 election, Reuters reported.
Judge Wilhelmina Wright denied a motion from Lindell’s team to dismiss the lawsuit, stating that she found evidence that he ignored “publicly available information” that rendered his theories invalid.
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Wright also determined that Lindell acted with “actual malice,” which is an important legal standard to establish the legitimacy of defamation cases.
J. Erik Connelly, attorney for Smartmatic, said he is pleased with the judge’s decision.
“Mr. Lindell continues to spread disinformation and, by doing so, jeopardizes secure and accurate voting in the United States and elsewhere,” Connelly said in a statement to Reuters. “It must come to an end.”
Smartmatic has filed lawsuits against other Trump allies and media outlets, such as Fox News and Newsmax Media, for similar reasons.
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Lindell is the latest Trump ally to be targeted by judicial bodies looking to investigate incidents of voting rigging or manipulation following the 2020 election.
In Georgia, Fulton County’s grand jury has received over 60% of its desired witness testimonies in its investigation of several politicians who allegedly tried to sabotage the election results when Trump did not win the state.
The jury and District Attorney Fani Willis are looking to wrap up their investigation by the end of the year.
