"My Pillow Guy" Mike Lindell Is Bankrupt, Can't Pay Legal Bills

Lawyers who have been defending MyPillow chief executive and election denier Mike Lindell against defamation lawsuits by voting machine firms are seeking court permission to quit, saying he owes them unspecified millions of dollars and can't pay the millions more that he'll owe in legal expenses going forward, Steve Karnowski reported for the Associated Press (AP).

Lindell has confirmed that he's out of money and said he understands his lawyers are people who need to make a living. I Photo: Gage Skidmore Flickr

Lindell confirmed in an interview with AP on Friday that he's out of money and said he understands his lawyers are people who need to make a living.

Attorney Andrew Parker wrote in documents filed in federal court on Thursday that his firm and a second firm representing MyPillow in lawsuits by Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems can't afford what it would cost to represent Lindell and MyPillow through the rest of the litigation. Continuing to defend him would put the firms "in serious financial risk," he wrote.

It's the latest in a string of legal and financial setbacks for Lindell, who propagates former President Donald Trump's lies that the 2020 election was stolen from him, in part by rigged voting machine systems.

Several big-box retailers, including Walmart, have discontinued his products.

"MyPillow's been decimated. ... We've lost hundreds of millions of dollars," Lindell said, adding that the other main assets he has left are his home and pickup truck. He blamed Dominion, Smartmatic, and the news media, including the conservative outlets Fox News and Newsmax.

"You're all doing it because you want me to shut up about the security of our elections," a defiant Lindell said. "You're all the same."

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