Voting machine company ends $1.3B lawsuit against MyPillow's Mike Lindell

The company formerly known as Dominion Voting Systems is ending a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against Mike Lindell, the MyPillow magnate and President Trump ally who has promoted false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.

Dominion sued the businessman in 2021, alleging that Lindell knew there was no evidence to support his election conspiracy theories, but used the lies to sell pillows. When he was sued, Lindell told WCCO's Esme Murphy that he was "very happy" about the lawsuit, saying the truth would come out.

In October 2025, Dominion was acquired by St. Louis-based Liberty Vote, which was founded by former Republican elections director Scott Leiendecker. 

In a statement given to WCCO on Thursday, a company spokesperson for Liberty Vote said, "The Parties have agreed to a confidential settlement in this matter."

According to the arrangement filed in Washington, D.C. district court, both Liberty and Lindell must pay their own attorney's fees and expenses, which is the only public information released about the agreement.  

Lindel told WCCO that the lawsuit's end is a "big relief" for him.  

"I can now run for governor, win governor, and not have to have in the back of my mind a worry about a $1.3 billion lawsuit," Lindell

Lindell, who recently lost the Republican Party endorsement for the Minnesota gubernatorial race but will continue to the primary, has faced mounting financial issues in recent years. He told the Associated Press in 2023 that he was out of money and owed millions in unspecified legal fees. In January 2025, he was ordered to pay DHL $780,000 after the company said the Shakopee-based MyPillow was in violation of their contract.

A federal judge has also ruled that he defamed voting machine company Smartmatic, as well as a former Dominion employee. A jury awarded the employee $2.3 million in damages.

After the 2020 election, Dominion became the center for several high-profile defamation lawsuits, including one against Fox News. The company alleged Fox broadcasted unsubstantiated allegations that Dominion's software manipulated vote counts, and the news organization settled for $787 million. 

Dominion also sued Trump ally Rudy Giuliani for $1.3 billion, but the lawsuit ended in September 2025 with an undisclosed settlement.