A weekend-long conference hosted by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and focused on conspiracy theories surrounding the 2020 election kicked off Saturday morning in Springfield.
A few hundred people filed into the Springfield Expo Center to hear from Lindell, an ally of former President Donald Trump who has garnered national notoriety for his repeated claims of election fraud. Those claims have been debunked by election officials across the country and earned him legal sanctions over "frivolous" lawsuits against election systems companies.
Lindell has touted the event as his most significant yet, since before details were announced. He previously called it "the most important event in our lifetimes." Invites were sent to "grassroots" individuals and groups around the country, he said, and the weekend's events are being livestreamed on Lindell's website.
"The only way this weekend fails is if nobody watches," Lindell said in his opening remarks Saturday.
Speakers who joined Lindell on stage Saturday morning included Dr. Douglas Frank, an Ohio math teacher who has risen to prominence from speaking throughout the country about the 2020 election and false claims of it being stolen. He spoke earlier this year under the rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol.
Jenna Ellis, a former Trump campaign attorney, also spoke alongside Lindell. Ellis this week was ordered to travel to Georgia to testify in front of a grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump and his allies' roles in...
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