MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell stands accused of "discovery abuse" after lawyers have attempted to depose him three times.
Clips from two of the attempted depositions, both taken in March, were released online after the lawyers of Dr. Eric Coomer, Dominion Director of Product Strategy and Security, filed to compel deposition testimony in court. Coomer has also filed suit against Newsmax for a similar reason that he is suing Lindell, alleging that he was defamed by claim of election interference via Dominion voting machines.
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"You’re just a lawyer, you’re an ambulance-chasing lawyer, so don’t start with me. I got all day,” Lindell is seen telling Coomer's lawyer during questioning. “I’ll take as much time as you want, so let’s go. You’re not my boss, you’re just a lawyer, frivolous lawyer.”
"His last deposition, taken in Minneapolis on August 23, 2023, ended after Mr. Lindell left the witness chair during an unscheduled break while, again, disparaging counsel," the lawyer's filing read. It also referred to Lindell as "vulgar, threatening, loud, [and] disrespectful."
"Through this Motion, Dr. Coomer seeks an order compelling Mr. Lindell to appear before the Court or the Magistrate Judge in Denver, Colorado, so that decorum can be maintained and contemporaneous rulings can be sought during a rescheduled deposition. Dr. Coomer further seeks attorney fees and expenses associated with Mr. Lindell’s discovery abuse," the filing went on.
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During the deposition, Lindell was warned that the consequences of being unresponsive to questions would result in paying more attorney's fees. Lindell retorted that his company "has been hurt so bad because of people like this Eric Coomer," going on to allege it has cost "tens of millions of dollars, hundreds of millions of dollars."
Lindell was ordered in April to pay $5 million to a computer and software expert who succeeded in refuting his data related to 2020 election fraud claims, according to a decision from a private arbitration panel. He has long repeated former President Donald Trump's claims that the most recent presidential election was "stolen."