MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell on Tuesday violated court orders not to discuss proceedings amid his defamation trial, prompting the judge to warn him against further violations.
Former Dominion Voting Systems employee Dr. Eric Coomer is suing Lindell, a vocal ally of President Donald Trump, for defamation over Lindell’s baseless 2020 election conspiracies. Attorneys for Coomer informed the judge that Lindell appeared on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast on Tuesday and that posts from his X account were being published as court was in session, violating court orders, according to a June 3 court document obtained by HuffPost.
They also cited a Substack article from The Bulwark’s Will Sommer titled “Mike Lindell is Texting Me From His Defamation Trial” and an on-air interview with LindellTV, his media outlet.
Coomer’s attorneys argued in the court document that the moves were in violation of a May court order that prohibits “photographs, audio, or video recordings...including, but not limited to, the courtroom or the hallway outside of the courtroom.”
According to the document, the order stated that “this Rule extends to any live blogging, tweeting, transcribing, transmitting, or any other type of real-time communication and/or reporting about these proceedings.”
