Mike Lindell found in contempt of court for refusing to pay voting machine company

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols held MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell in civil contempt of court after he claimed an "inability to pay" voting machine company Smartmatic sanctions over frivolous claims about the 2020 presidential election.

In February, Smartmatic asked Nichols to sanction Lindell after he declined to pay $56,639 for over a year, despite the judge ordering him to.

"His filing represents the latest iteration of a delay tactic spanning nearly five years. This is not an inability to pay.