Mike Lindell Tells Court That He’s Broke: “I’m In Ruins”

Washington DC’s CBS affiliate reports:

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell told a federal judge Wednesday he has no money to pay thousands of dollars in sanctions imposed in one of the long-running lawsuits against him over his false election fraud claims. During a court hearing, Lindell said he and his company face a combined $70 million in debt and ongoing garnishment by the IRS. “Nobody will borrow me any more. Not one dime,” Lindell said. “I’m in ruins.”

Last month, the voting systems company Smartmatic asked a federal judge in D.C. to hold Lindell in civil contempt over his failure to pay more than $50,000 in sanctions for filing a frivolous counterclaim in a defamation suit brought by a separate company, Dominion Voting Systems. On Wednesday, he claimed he is now living off $1,000 a week because of what he described as a campaign of “lawfare” against him. “I don’t have $5,000 or 5 cents,” Lindell said.

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NEW: During a contempt hearing today, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said he’s tens of millions in debt and has no money to pay the $56,000 he owes in court-ordered sanctions to voting systems company Smartmatic.

“I’m in ruins,” he said. https://t.co/2UlM6Gt7mO

— Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) April 16, 2025

NEW: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell told a federal judge Wednesday that he has no money to pay the thousands in sanctions imposed in a lawsuit over his false election fraud claims.

“I’m in ruins,” “I don’t have $5,000 or 5 cents,” Lindell said.

SAD! pic.twitter.com/YJ421sd4ci

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) April 17, 2025