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Yahoo
a day ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
MyPillow Guy Mike Lindell Is Already In Trouble With The Judge As His Trial Begins
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 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.' Likewise, Coomer's attorneys cited a verbal order on Monday in which the court prohibits 'disclosure of trial testimony to witnesses who are excluded from the courtroom; and prohibit excluded witnesses from accessing trial testimony.' District Court Judge Nina Wang verbally reprimanded Lindell, cautioning him against making any other public remarks. 'I am concerned not only about the tainting of potential witnesses, but I'm concerned about preserving a fair and unbiased jury,' Wang said, according to KUSA. According to the outlet, Lindell's team assured the judge that he wouldn't take any more interviews during the trial or live tweet as it happens. 'I will have my phone off in court,' Lindell reportedly told the judge. 'That would be a great idea,' Wang responded. Lindell's team at LindellTV claimed that it runs the account. Lindell's X account contains numerous posts published during the court's hours, many of them asking for donations or claiming that the trial is 'the Trial of the Century.' Some of the posts also frame him as a target of Dominion, making him some kind of martyr for election integrity and a fighter for freedom of speech. Bannon, who served as the chief strategist for Trump's first administration for seven months before he was fired, virtually interviewed Lindell as he stood outside the courthouse. Lindell told Bannon the judge seemed 'fair' and that the jury seemed 'amazing.' 'I believe it's going to be the gateway where the dominoes fall and we get to paper ballots hand counted,' Lindell added. 'Everybody should want secure elections,' Lindell also told Bannon. 'I would never give up.' The relentless salesman also pitched his pillows while on Bannon's podcast. The trial began Monday in Denver federal court with jury selection and is expected to conclude on or around June 10. It represents a moment in which Lindell could be forced to take accountability for his 2020 election conspiracies. 'All Mike Lindell did was talk,' Lindell's lawyer, Chris Kachouroff, reportedly told the jury. 'Mike believed that he was telling the truth,' Kachouroff added. 'It doesn't have to be true.' Dominion filed numerous lawsuits over election lies. They won one against Fox News in 2023. Smartmatic, another election tech company, is also suing Lindell for defamation. MyPillow CEO's Lawyer Embarrassed In Court After Judge Grills Him Over Using AI In Legal Filing MyPillow Guy Must Pay $5 Million To Man Who Proved Him Wrong Fox News Stops Running MyPillow Commercials In A Payment Dispute With Election Denier Mike Lindell
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Anderson Cooper Hilariously Rejects Birthday Offer From Fellow CNN Reporter: 'Uh, I'm Good'
Anderson Cooper cracked a warranted smile Tuesday when offered a 'lumpy' birthday gift from fellow CNN reporter Donie O'Sullivan, who had just presented an interview segment with Mike Lindell — the MyPillow CEO currently on trial for defamation. Lindell, who parroted baseless claims about the 2020 election being stolen from President Donald Trump, appeared in federal court Tuesday for calling former Dominion Voting Systems staffer Dr. Eric Coomer a 'traitor to the United States' for his supposed role. O'Sullivan reported live Tuesday from Denver, Colorado, to discuss the trial's opening statements and played footage for Cooper of the CEO defending his pillows during a 2023 deposition after being asked about 'lumpy pillow calls' from dissatisfied customers. 'No, they're not lumpy pillows, that's not what they call on, OK?' Lindell told the attorney at the time. 'When you say 'lumpy pillows,' now you're an asshole! You're an asshole, you got that? You're an asshole is what you are!' O'Sullivan spoke with Lindell outside the courthouse as part of his report and noted during their interview that this might be the first trial where jurors, who were asked during jury selection if they owned a MyPillow, were 'selected based on what pillow they slept on.' When the prerecorded footage concluded, O'Sullivan cheekily offered Cooper one for his 58th birthday: 'Anderson, I know today's your birthday. We're going to try to bring you back a MyPillow, but some people are saying they're pretty lumpy.' 'Uh, I'm good, I'm good on the pillows,' Cooper replied with a grin. 'Thank you, I appreciate it. [I'm good on] MyPillows, not my pillows. I'm good with what I got, thank you.' Watch the moment below beginning at 4:40. Dominion sued Lindell for defamation in 2021 for $1.3 billion in damages. The company accused him in the filing of causing 'enormous harm' with a 'viral disinformation campaign' to tarnish the firm with a baseless allegation that they were involved in election fraud. Smartmatic, another voting equipment company, similarly sued Lindell for defamation in 2022. Coomer, who said he had to go into hiding as a result of Lindell's actions, is seeking undisclosed damages. 'It upended my life and my career to this day, four and a half years later,' Coomer said during the trial, per the Denver Gazette. Ex-GOP Governor Makes Bold Accusation Against AOC, Ilhan Omar Over Gaza Lawrence O'Donnell Reveals Why Trump Hasn't Dared To Clap Back At Elon Musk Yet Trump Seethes Over Rand Paul Continuing To Oppose 'Big, Beautiful Bill'
CNN
2 days ago
- Business
- CNN
Harry Enten walks through the rise and fall of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell
Harry Enten walks through the rise and fall of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell CNN's Harry Enten tells Erin Burnett that MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's infomercial aired about 181 times per day at its peak in 2012. Lindell is on trial in a defamation case brought by a former Dominion Voting Systems employee. 01:42 - Source: CNN Vertical Trending Now 17 videos Harry Enten walks through the rise and fall of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell CNN's Harry Enten tells Erin Burnett that MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's infomercial aired about 181 times per day at its peak in 2012. Lindell is on trial in a defamation case brought by a former Dominion Voting Systems employee. 01:42 - Source: CNN Police shut down All-American Rejects backyard gig in college town The All-American Rejects played a backyard gig in Columbia, Missouri, as part of their House Party Tour protesting against expensive arena shows. Police eventually shut it down, but not before letting the band play one final song. 01:05 - Source: CNN Bringing 1950s style to Broadway Costume Designer Brenda Abbandandolo mixed vintage, thrifted clothing with precise recreations of 1950s style to bring the Broadway play Good Night, and Good Luck to life. She tells CNN how she approached dressing George Clooney and Ilana Glazer with historic authenticity. Tune in to CNN on Saturday, June 7 at 7pm to watch the play broadcast live from Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre. 01:53 - Source: CNN Social media video appears to show escaped inmate A video posted online appears to show Antoine Massey, one of two men who remains on the run after escaping a New Orleans jail, declaring his innocence. Deputy US Marshal Brian Fair told CNN that the US Marshals Service received the video Monday and that the agency is looking into it. 01:08 - Source: CNN Trans high school athlete wins events amid controversy A transgender athlete, whose participation sparked a national controversy and a temporary rule change, took first place in two of her three events in the California High School Track and Field Championship. 01:09 - Source: CNN How fish skin saved this child's life Eliana DeVos received a dressing made with fish skin to help her recover from a serious bacterial infection that left an open wound on her neck. CNN's Jacqueline Howard spoke with Eliana's mom and her health team at Driscoll Children's Hospital about the healing process. 02:30 - Source: CNN Millions of bees buzz around Washington state roads after truck overturns Millions of bees escape after a truck carrying honeybee hives overturned in Whatcom County, Washington, and rolled into a ditch. Local beekeepers were called to the scene. 00:42 - Source: CNN Taylor Swift buys back her entire music catalogue Roughly six years after Taylor Swift protested the sale of her master recordings by her former record label, she now owns her entire catalog of music. Swift announced the news in a letter posted to her website. 01:28 - Source: CNN 108-year-old submarine wreck seen in new footage Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution captured close-up images of a WWI-era submarine lost at sea 108 years ago. 00:40 - Source: CNN Car flies off the road, crashes into a roof Video shows a car fly off the road and into a veterans hall in Missouri, police say as a result of speeding. This is the second time in three months a car crashed into the same building. The veterans hall will be closed for months for a second time after the latest crash, according to CNN affiliate KCTV. 00:38 - Source: CNN 'The Handmaid's Tale' star reacts to parting scene with June O-T Fagbenle reflects on wrapping "The Handmaid's Tale," Luke's evolution, and the emotional final scene with June as the series ends after six seasons. 02:04 - Source: CNN Elephant seal in Cape Town wanders into suburbia, stops traffic and wins the hearts of locals A Southern elephant seal makes a surprise visit to the residential neighborhood of Gordon's Bay in Cape Town, South Africa, and triggers an almost nine-hour rescue effort to return him to the coast. 00:57 - Source: CNN Why e.l.f. just bought Hailey Bieber's beauty brand for $1 billion e.l.f. Beauty is buying Hailey Bieber's makeup brand, Rhode, for $1 billion. Founded in 2022, Bieber's brand racked up $212 million in net sales in its last fiscal year. 01:11 - Source: CNN Contestants risk injury in cheese wheel competition An annual race held in England has attracted thousands around the world. It's been described as the world's most dangerous race: a 200-yard dash after a wheel of Gloucester cheese. 01:15 - Source: CNN Should Sean 'Diddy' Combs testify? CNN's Laura Coates speaks with Benjamin Chew, co-lead counsel for Johnny Depp in his defamation trial, about whether Sean "Diddy" Combs should testify in his high stakes criminal trial. 01:55 - Source: CNN SpaceX Starship outperforms previous missions this year Regrouping after two consecutive explosions, SpaceX launched the 9th test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built. The mission marks the first time the company reused a Super Heavy booster from a previous flight. 01:55 - Source: CNN Two birds found onboard Delta flight A flight from Minneapolis to Madison, Wisconsin, was delayed for about an hour after two birds tried to stow away on a Delta Air Lines flight. 00:44 - Source: CNN
CNN
2 days ago
- Business
- CNN
Harry Enten walks through the rise and fall of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell
Harry Enten walks through the rise and fall of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell CNN's Harry Enten tells Erin Burnett that MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's infomercial aired about 181 times per day at its peak in 2012. Lindell is on trial in a defamation case brought by a former Dominion Voting Systems employee. 01:42 - Source: CNN Vertical Trending Now 17 videos Harry Enten walks through the rise and fall of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell CNN's Harry Enten tells Erin Burnett that MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's infomercial aired about 181 times per day at its peak in 2012. Lindell is on trial in a defamation case brought by a former Dominion Voting Systems employee. 01:42 - Source: CNN Police shut down All-American Rejects backyard gig in college town The All-American Rejects played a backyard gig in Columbia, Missouri, as part of their House Party Tour protesting against expensive arena shows. Police eventually shut it down, but not before letting the band play one final song. 01:05 - Source: CNN Bringing 1950s style to Broadway Costume Designer Brenda Abbandandolo mixed vintage, thrifted clothing with precise recreations of 1950s style to bring the Broadway play Good Night, and Good Luck to life. She tells CNN how she approached dressing George Clooney and Ilana Glazer with historic authenticity. Tune in to CNN on Saturday, June 7 at 7pm to watch the play broadcast live from Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre. 01:53 - Source: CNN Social media video appears to show escaped inmate A video posted online appears to show Antoine Massey, one of two men who remains on the run after escaping a New Orleans jail, declaring his innocence. Deputy US Marshal Brian Fair told CNN that the US Marshals Service received the video Monday and that the agency is looking into it. 01:08 - Source: CNN Trans high school athlete wins events amid controversy A transgender athlete, whose participation sparked a national controversy and a temporary rule change, took first place in two of her three events in the California High School Track and Field Championship. 01:09 - Source: CNN How fish skin saved this child's life Eliana DeVos received a dressing made with fish skin to help her recover from a serious bacterial infection that left an open wound on her neck. CNN's Jacqueline Howard spoke with Eliana's mom and her health team at Driscoll Children's Hospital about the healing process. 02:30 - Source: CNN Millions of bees buzz around Washington state roads after truck overturns Millions of bees escape after a truck carrying honeybee hives overturned in Whatcom County, Washington, and rolled into a ditch. Local beekeepers were called to the scene. 00:42 - Source: CNN Taylor Swift buys back her entire music catalogue Roughly six years after Taylor Swift protested the sale of her master recordings by her former record label, she now owns her entire catalog of music. Swift announced the news in a letter posted to her website. 01:28 - Source: CNN 108-year-old submarine wreck seen in new footage Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution captured close-up images of a WWI-era submarine lost at sea 108 years ago. 00:40 - Source: CNN Car flies off the road, crashes into a roof Video shows a car fly off the road and into a veterans hall in Missouri, police say as a result of speeding. This is the second time in three months a car crashed into the same building. The veterans hall will be closed for months for a second time after the latest crash, according to CNN affiliate KCTV. 00:38 - Source: CNN 'The Handmaid's Tale' star reacts to parting scene with June O-T Fagbenle reflects on wrapping "The Handmaid's Tale," Luke's evolution, and the emotional final scene with June as the series ends after six seasons. 02:04 - Source: CNN Elephant seal in Cape Town wanders into suburbia, stops traffic and wins the hearts of locals A Southern elephant seal makes a surprise visit to the residential neighborhood of Gordon's Bay in Cape Town, South Africa, and triggers an almost nine-hour rescue effort to return him to the coast. 00:57 - Source: CNN Why e.l.f. just bought Hailey Bieber's beauty brand for $1 billion e.l.f. Beauty is buying Hailey Bieber's makeup brand, Rhode, for $1 billion. Founded in 2022, Bieber's brand racked up $212 million in net sales in its last fiscal year. 01:11 - Source: CNN Contestants risk injury in cheese wheel competition An annual race held in England has attracted thousands around the world. It's been described as the world's most dangerous race: a 200-yard dash after a wheel of Gloucester cheese. 01:15 - Source: CNN Should Sean 'Diddy' Combs testify? CNN's Laura Coates speaks with Benjamin Chew, co-lead counsel for Johnny Depp in his defamation trial, about whether Sean "Diddy" Combs should testify in his high stakes criminal trial. 01:55 - Source: CNN SpaceX Starship outperforms previous missions this year Regrouping after two consecutive explosions, SpaceX launched the 9th test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built. The mission marks the first time the company reused a Super Heavy booster from a previous flight. 01:55 - Source: CNN Two birds found onboard Delta flight A flight from Minneapolis to Madison, Wisconsin, was delayed for about an hour after two birds tried to stow away on a Delta Air Lines flight. 00:44 - Source: CNN
CNN
2 days ago
- Business
- CNN
MyPillow guy faces jury in defamation trial
CNN's Donie O'Sullivan talks to MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell as he prepares to take the stand in a defamation case brought against him by a former Dominion Voting Systems employee
