Suit alleges Mike Lindell and his media platform targeted Eric Coomer as part of his ‘efforts to undermine faith in US democracy’
The CEO of bedding company MyPillow, Mike Lindell, has been sued for defamation by a former employee of Dominion Voting Systems.
Eric Coomer, the former employee of the voting machines company that became embroiled in Donald Trump’s false claims that he was denied victory at the 2020 election because of widespread voter fraud, has filed a court complaint against Lindell, Insider reported.
The suit alleges that Lindell and his media platform Frankspeech, targeted Coomer as part of his “efforts to undermine faith in American democracy and enrich himself in the process”.
Lindell, a Trump supporter, conservative activist and conspiracy theorist, was handed the lawsuit while at a political rally he hosted in Denver, Colorado.
“What’s this?” Lindell said upon receiving the envelope.
“It’s for you,” the messenger said.
In the lawsuit, Coomer, Dominion’s former director of product strategy and security, said Lindell “has publicly accused [him] of being a ‘traitor to the United States’…[and] has claimed, without evidence, that Dr Coomer committed treason and that he should turn himself in to the authorities.”
The complaint went on to accuse Lindell of publishing numerous false statements, defamatory interviews and other “dishonest content maligning Dr Coomer” on Frankspeech, often along with a sales pitch for MyPillow products.
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