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Minnesota's Supreme Court rejected Mike Lindell's attempt to broaden the governor's primary recount beyond the state-approved plan, saying the request was late and not legally warranted, effectively upholding his 45,000-vote loss to Lisa Demuth as general-election preparations proceed; Lindell says he will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, a Trump ally and longtime election denier, refused to pay the $825,000 bill to fund a full hand recount of Minnesota’s GOP gubernatorial primary after learning the recount would focus only on ballots for him and Demuth rather than all ballots in the seven-candidate field; he has filed lawsuits against the secretary of state and the State Canvassing Board to challenge the scope of the recount, while state officials say the plan complies with state law and is consistent with prior recounts.
Mike Lindell says he has $825,000 ready to privately fund a statewide recount for Minnesota's governor race but won't pay until the scope dispute is resolved; his campaign argues the secretary of state's plan would only recount votes for two candidates, not all ballots, allegedly violating Minnesota law, and has asked for a payment deadline waiver while seeking a court ruling; the secretary of state contends the plan is lawful and approved.
Mike Lindell says he will personally fund a full hand recount of Minnesota's GOP primary for governor after losing by about 11 points, hiring his own team to probe irregularities and requesting a recount cost estimate of roughly $825,000 (likely rising to about $1 million). He plans to file the official recount request with a bond and send observers to county sites, continuing his push that electronic voting machines are involved despite previous defamation sanctions related to his 2020 election claims.
Mike Lindell’s ticket has filed for a discretionary recount and a Minnesota Supreme Court petition alleging problems with voting and tabulation after final certification named Lisa Demuth the GOP nominee; the state estimates the recount would cost about $825,000 and an official request is due by Aug. 24, while Lindell trails by more than 45,000 votes and seeks observers and reconciliation of vote totals to participation.
President Trump endorsed MyPillow founder Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor, praising him as a patriot and backing a longtime ally who promotes election-denier claims, as Trump prepares a national address on election security.
The article highlights a controversial push surrounding a proposed 1.8 billion DOJ fund tied to Trump, with MyPillow founder Mike Lindell seeking millions and former FBI director James Comey saying he would be in line, signaling high-profile attention and partisan contention over the fund.
Software forensics expert, Dr. Douglas Frank, won $5 million from MyPillow CEO, Mike Lindell, after proving that Lindell's data, which he claimed showed that U.S. voting machines were hacked by China, was actually gibberish. Frank discovered that the files were obfuscated word processor documents containing random characters and numbers, and that the data were obviously modified right before the symposium. He filed an arbitration lawsuit against Lindell, which dragged on for a year and a half, and Lindell's witnesses gave conflicting answers to critical questions.