MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Announces Lawsuit Against The FBI Over Phone Seizure: ‘This Has To Stop’
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, an ally of former President Donald Trump, announced over the weekend that he and his legal team are planning to sue the FBI and the United States government following last weekās reported phone seizure.
During an appearance on Steve Bannonās War Room podcast on Friday, Lindell announced his intentions, stating it was about multiple alleged violations of the Constitution on the part of the FBI.
At a Save America Rally in Ohio on Saturday, the highly successful entrepreneur doubled down on the threat.
āOn Tuesday, weāre suing the United States government and the FBI,ā Lindell said to a round of applause.
āWeāre suing them for violating our First Amendment rights, our Fourth Amendment rights, our Fifth Amendment rights, and our Sixth Amendment rights!ā he added.
BREAKING: āOn Tuesday, weāre suing the US government and the FBI. Weāre suing them for violating our 1st amendment rights, our 4th amendment rights, our 5th amendment rights, and our 6th amendment rights!ā
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Mike Lindell Had His Phone Seized by the FBI
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As reported by The Political Insider last week, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell was served with a search warrant and had his cellphone seized by the FBI while sitting at the drive-thru of a Hardeeās in Minnesota.
According to Mike Lindell, the FBI confiscated his phone this evening. pic.twitter.com/a7iiF2fPT8
ā Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) September 14, 2022
TheĀ New York Times reported that Lindell was questioned about his connection to Tina Peters, a county clerk in Mesa, Colorado recently indicted on state charges related to a scheme to download data from voting machines used in the 2020 presidential election.
Peters has pleadedĀ not guilty to the charges.
A new CNN report indicates the subpoena issued to Lindell lists the names of at least seven subjects on which the Justice Department was seeking information, though they note he āhas not been charged with any crimes or wrongdoing.ā
Lindell was seen with a replacement phone at the rally.
Mike Lindell said he had some new businesses lined up to sell products on his website, but they canceled on him this week after the FBI seized his phone. pic.twitter.com/5Ny07fcGNg
ā Ron Filipkowski šŗš¦ (@RonFilipkowski) September 17, 2022
Lindell Lost Business, Trump Says FBI Has Been Weaponized
During his interview on Bannonās podcast, Mike Lindell explained that it wasnāt simply about the cell phone itself, though he did note heād lost significant business because of the FBI raid.
āWe lost a huge chunk of business because of that,ā he lamented. āThere was four products that got canceled. Four different people because theyāre afraid of what the FBI did.ā
But, the MyPillow CEO said, he wants to establish a āprecedentā in fighting back against the FBI.
āWeāre gonna go places where no man has gone before. This will set a precedent. This has to stop,ā he said.
Mike Lindell denied any wrongdoing and said the entire effort by the DOJ and FBI is āa big charade.ā
āI donāt have anything that they would need on my personal and my business phone,ā he said.
Former President Donald Trump responded to news that the MyPillow CEO had his phone seized, suggesting the FBI has been weaponized against political opponents of Joe Biden.
āWe are now officially living in a Weaponized Police State, Rigged Elections, and all,ā Trump wrote on his Truth Social media feed. āOur Country is a laughing stock all over the World.ā
Tucker Carlson: āThe FBI has just raided the guy who sells pillows on this channel. Not because his pillows are bad, but because they donāt like who he voted for.ā pic.twitter.com/pKc4KFRVV7
ā The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) September 14, 2022
āThe majesty of the United States is gone. Canāt let this happen,ā Trump said.
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