The CEO of MyPillow must face a defamation suit because he was accused of being involved in a conspiracy to rig the 2020 election.

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There was a lot of information that could have tipped off the defendants that the conspiracy theory was not true.

Under US law, a defamation claim can be made against a public figure if it is shown that the statements were made with malice.

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The brand of Smartmatic has become synonymous with election fraud in the minds of members of the public and government officials according to the company. Similar suits have been filed against Lindell and others.

The FBI seized his phone while he was in his car at a fast-food restaurant where MyPillow is based. He said on social media that the search warrant for his phone was related to the Colorado investigation.

The election suit that MyPillow was censured over was frivolous.

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