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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell declared victory after a jury found him liable for defaming a Dominion Voting Systems executive, awarding $2.3 million in damages, though Lindell plans to appeal, continuing his fight against election-related claims.
Democratic Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman mocked former President Donald Trump for preemptively pushing false voter fraud claims about Pennsylvania. Fetterman's comments come as Trump continues to allege election fraud without evidence, a tactic he has used in past elections.
MyPillow, owned by election denier Mike Lindell, is facing eviction from a warehouse in Minnesota over $217,489 in past-due rent, but Lindell insists the company is in "great shape" financially. He claims the eviction is a formality stemming from a mutual agreement with the warehouse owner and not due to financial difficulties. MyPillow had subleased the space to other companies, but a planned sublease fell through, leading to the eviction process. Despite ongoing legal battles related to his claims about the 2020 election and voting machines, Lindell says his company is doing well and has spent millions on these claims.
Fox News host Jesse Watters dismisses fact-checking of Donald Trump's false claims about past elections, shrugging off CNN and MSNBC's corrections during Trump's live remarks. Watters criticizes the media for interrupting Trump's speech and downplays the significance of the false claims, suggesting that viewers don't need to be protected from such "dangerous language."
Florida Governor and 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis stated that former President Donald Trump's claims of a stolen 2020 election were not true, acknowledging that the theories were unsubstantiated. Despite this, DeSantis has largely avoided direct criticisms of Trump's election claims and has positioned himself as a rival in the Republican primary. As Trump faces an indictment for allegedly conspiring to overthrow the election results, his rivals, including DeSantis, have seized on the charges as the 2024 campaign intensifies. However, a recent poll shows Trump leading the pack of GOP hopefuls with 54% support, compared to DeSantis' 17%.
Attorneys for Kari Lake, the 2022 Republican candidate for governor in Arizona, have been sanctioned by the state's Supreme Court for making "unequivocally false" election claims in court. The lawyers were fined $2,000 for making "false factual statements to the Court." Lake had repeatedly claimed that thousands of "unaccounted for ballots" had been added to Arizona's ballot count in her loss to Gov. Katie Hobbs. The court denied Hobbs and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ request for attorney’s fees as sanctions.
The Arizona House of Representatives has expelled GOP member Liz Harris after an ethics committee found she committed "disorderly behavior" by lying about false testimony given during a February legislative hearing on elections. Harris invited a speaker to testify at the hearing who baselessly accused Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, Republican House Speaker Ben Toma, Maricopa County leaders, and local judges of accepting bribes from a drug cartel. The decision to punish Harris amounted to a rare moment of Republicans holding one of their own to account for spreading false claims about elections and democratic institutions.