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Judge Rules Lindell's Claims Against Smartmatic Are False
9/29/2025
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Story summary
- A federal judge ruled Mike Lindell's claims about Smartmatic's voting machines were false, granting Smartmatic partial summary judgment.
- The trial will decide whether Lindell acted with actual malice and the nine-figure damages Smartmatic seeks.
- The court found Lindell's claims of foreign hacking and vote manipulation unfounded.
- Lindell admitted he cannot pay Smartmatic's legal fees and is 99% there to run for Minnesota governor.
