The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow and a close ally of former President Donald Trump, on Monday. Lindell sought to prevent investigators from seizing his phone in a case related to alleged tampering with voting machines in Colorado during the 2020 presidential election. Lindell claimed that the seizure violated his Constitutional rights, a claim previously dismissed by U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ralph Erickson.
Lindell, a staunch supporter of Trump’s unproven claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, has reportedly spent $40 million on unsuccessful legal efforts to overturn the election results. This has led to financial difficulties for Lindell, as some retailers have stopped carrying his pillow brand.
In September 2022, Lindell claimed that FBI agents surrounded him at a Hardee’s restaurant and demanded his phone. He was then questioned about Tina Peters, a Colorado clerk indicted over allegations of tampering with election voting equipment and breaching a voting security system.
Judge Erickson rejected Lindell’s claims that the seizure violated his constitutional rights in September 2023. Lindell appealed this decision to the Supreme Court, raising questions about the alleged “weaponization of the judicial process in political combat.” However, the Supreme Court included Lindell’s case in a list of cases to which it denied a writ of certiorari on Monday.
Lindell has also urged the Supreme Court to hear arguments in a separate case related to his concerns about election fraud. He asked the court to fast-track a lawsuit challenging the use of electronic tabulation systems in elections ahead of the November presidential race. He claimed that this case would bring “explosive” evidence about the 2020 election, but the court has not yet indicated whether it will hear the case.
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