Updated at 6:51 p.m. on Monday, June 16, 2025.
A federal jury has found that businessman Mike Lindell defamed Eric Coomer, a former employee of Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems, and is ordering him to pay roughly $2.3 million in damages.
That amount falls far short of the $62.7 million award requested by Coomer, in part because the jury rejected a number of the claims that Lindell and two of his companies, MyPillow and FrankSpeech, were responsible for comments made by others on platforms he controlled.
“We’re thrilled with the verdict,” said Coomer’s attorney, Charles Caine. He described having mixed emotions, “in the sense that (Coomer)’s been through a lot and he’s still going to be looking over his shoulder.”
“Generally, what this verdict says is … individuals who are singled out can get vindication in the courthouse. And hopefully this serves as deterrence for individuals working on our elections from being targeted."
Caine said he doesn’t expect the verdict to stop broader election conspiracy theories from flying around but hopes that it will keep people spreading them from targeting individuals by name.
In remarks after the verdict, Lindell focused on the fact the jury did not find his company, My Pillow, liable for defamation.
“This is a huge victory for our country,” he said in a live broadcast on his current platform, LindellTV, from the courthouse steps. “The big win is, you cannot attack USA companies and expect it's going to work.”
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