Dominion dismisses – Dominion Voting Systems has dismissed its $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell with prejudice, permanently ending one of the most high-profile legal fights tied to 2020 election claims. Lindell called the outcome “a blessing,” even
Mike Lindell’s lawyers didn’t just get another court date. Dominion Voting Systems shut the door on one of the biggest cases tied to his post-2020 election claims—dismissing its $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against the MyPillow CEO with prejudice, so it cannot be refiled.
The decision ends a high-profile legal battle that had followed Lindell’s repeated allegations after the 2020 presidential election. when he claimed voting machines were used to change the outcome. Dominion had accused Lindell of knowingly spreading false statements that damaged the company’s reputation and business interests—claims Dominion first brought to court in February 2021.
The dismissal was filed earlier in June and entered “with prejudice,” meaning the case is permanently closed. Lindell celebrated the outcome. calling it “a blessing” in comments to Newsweek after what he described as “five and a half years of them attacking MyPillow and myself.” He also said. “This is a great day for myself and a great day for America.”.
Lindell’s legal win may read like a turning point, but his courtroom problems are far from finished. He remains entangled in an ongoing defamation lawsuit brought by Smartmatic. and he has also faced previous court sanctions alongside growing financial strain that has built up through years of litigation.
Dominion’s fight wasn’t Lindell’s only legal front. Smartmatic launched a similar case in January 2022, and that dispute is still active today. Lindell continues to reject the allegations. saying. “These machine company lawsuits have been basically frivolous the whole time because you can’t hide the truth. That’s why I wanted these cases to go all the way to trial so that we could show all the evidence of our election platforms in this country. in the United States.”.
For Lindell, the pressure has never been only legal—it has also been financial. He previously told Politico, “There’s no money. … We haven’t been able to pay these lawyers at all.” Later. he said he had just “$10. 000 to my name. ” while adding that MyPillow had been “decimated. ” losing hundreds of millions as legal pressure continued to mount.
Between the dismissal of Dominion’s suit and the continued presence of Smartmatic’s case, Lindell’s story is shaped by a stark contrast: one battle ends with prejudice, while the broader fight over his election claims—and what they cost him—still moves forward.
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So Dominion just gave up? Sounds like they were lying the whole time then.
Wait “with prejudice” means they can never sue again right? Not that it matters because these lawsuits are basically theater anyway.
I saw Lindell say “blessing” and honestly good for him, but Dominion still has that other suit stuff? Like Smartmatic is connected somehow so this could still blow up. Also people keep saying “machines changed outcomes” like it’s the same thing as being right about everything… isn’t it.
Dominion dropping $1.3B sounds huge but I don’t fully trust the headline. If they dismissed it, was it a settlement? Or did they just run outta money? Meanwhile Lindell saying “no money” and “$10,000” makes me think he’s exaggerating for sympathy, but idk. Court decisions are messy and this stuff always has like 10 spin-offs.