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Jury Awards $2.3M to Coomer in Lindell Defamation Case

6/19/2025

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A federal jury in Colorado has ruled that MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed Eric Coomer, a former Dominion Voting Systems employee, resulting in a $2.3 million award for Coomer. Lindell's inflammatory remarks, labeling Coomer a traitor, were deemed harmful. In a related move, Arizona Congressman Abe Hamadeh is pushing for a DOJ probe into potential ballot mishandling by Runbeck Election Services in the upcoming 2024 election.

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A federal jury in Colorado has ruled that MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed Eric Coomer, a former Dominion Voting Systems employee, resulting in a $2.3 million award for Coomer. Lindell's inflammatory remarks, labeling Coomer a traitor, were deemed harmful. In a related move, Arizona Congressman Abe Hamadeh is pushing for a DOJ probe into potential ballot mishandling by Runbeck Election Services in the upcoming 2024 election.