Lindell told KARE 11 News he hopes to have new lawyers to defend his libel cases by the end of the week.
Lindell tells 9NEWS' sister station KARE11 he hopes to have new lawyers to defend his libel cases by the end of the week.MINNEAPOLIS — On his online TV show, Minnesota's Mike Lindell – once a wealthy businessman and avid supporter of Donald Trump – made thisThat means no money to pay the law firm defending him – which is already owed millions.
Lindell and his MyPillow company are facing multi-million-dollar libel lawsuits in three different federal courts for allegedly making false claims about rigged voting machines. In the Colorado case, a judge is also considering sanctions against Lindell for his disruptive testimony in videotaped depositions, including insults like,"How dare he come and sue MyPillow. He's a scumbag for doing that. Put that in there, scumbag. S-C-U-M bag.""That judge, you put this in the record, that judge is a big problem I got," Lindell said.
It's still unclear how the withdrawal of his lawyers will impact the lawsuits. But Lindell is using his financial troubles for a new fundraising appeal, calling it the Lindell Offense Fund, and recently telling his online audience that he'll keep fighting.
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