ELECTION denier and the CEO of Mypillow, Mike Lindell, continue to refuse to pay more than $ 50,000 in sanctions that have been ordered to pay the Smartatic voting software company on “frivolous” electoral claims, claiming that it has not run out of money after numerous legal battles.
“I am in ruins,” said a crying Lindell through a zoom screen during a motion hearing in the United States District Court in Washington on Wednesday, asking Judge Carl Nichols to allow him to wait until after the final judgment goes out to make any payment in the case, which he has already lost.
Last month, Smartmatic presented a motion to keep Lindell in contempt, claiming that the MyPillow CEO has been avoiding its payment ordered by the court of $ 56,369 to Smartmatic for months.
Lindell, however, insisted that he does not have the means to pay the amount due to several financial difficulties he has suffered in recent years due to what he said again that it was “law” that was fought for trying to “ensure elections.”
Mike Lindell listens during an interview from the podium in the press room of the White House, on February 21, 2025, in Washington, DC
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“I borrow everything I can. No one will lend me money,” said Lindell. “I can’t go back time … but I’ll tell you that I don’t have money.”
Lindell said that he was recently forced to say goodbye to hundreds of employees of Mypillow, lost multiple Mypillow warehouse units in the last two years and even owes millions of dollars to the IRS for what he described as a retention loan of employees of the Covid era.
He affirmed that he has “nothing” except two houses, which they are in the process of being liquidated and a truck.
He even said that he can no longer adhere to a previously proposed plan to make monthly installments of $ 5,000.
After listening to Lindell’s difficult situation, Nichols acknowledged that these statements are “non -verifiable representation” at this time and gave Lindell until Friday to present the financial statements and other documents to prove their claims.
“I have nothing to hide,” Lindell said as he agreed to do so and added that he wants Smartmatic to see the financial situation in which he is also.
SmartMatic’s lawyer said his client would prefer to see the payment made in a global sum as soon as possible, but acknowledged that he would respect the judge’s decision.
