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Who is MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell?
RETAIL businessman Mike Lindell is recognized as the CEO of MyPillow.
Between his allegiance to Donald Trump and claims of election fraud, MyPillow isn't the only reason Lindell makes headlines.
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Who is MyPillow founder Mike Lindell?
Mike Lindell launched MyPillow, a pillow manufacturing company based in Chaska, Minnesota, in 2004.
Lindell invented and patented the open-cell, poly-foam design.
He built his business after overcoming an addiction to crack cocaine.
“I look back now, and I go, ‘The only way that we were able to do that was divine intervention,'" he told in 2017.
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Lindell expanded his MyPillow product line to include beds, linens, and pet beds and is friends with actor Stephen Baldwin, according to CNBC.
Did he date Jane Krakowski?
Actress Jane Krakowski and Lindell both deny they had a relationship despite a claim made by the .
Krakowski's rep told that “Jane has never met Mr. Lindell."
"She is not and has never been in any relationship with him, romantic or otherwise," the statement read.
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"She is, however, in full-fledged fantasy relationships with Brad Pitt, Rege-Jean Page and Kermit the Frog and welcomes any and all coverage on those.”
Lindell also denied having a relationship with Krakowski, telling the Daily Mail: "I have never even heard of Jane Krakowski???”
How much did Lindell says election fraud claims cost him?
MyPillow founder Lindell said he has lost $65million in revenue this year because of mass boycotts over his ongoing claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
Lindell is a huge Trump supporter and has pushed bogus claims of election fraud following President Joe Biden's victory.
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“I lost 20 retailers, and it’s cost me $65 million this year that I won’t get back, OK?” Lindell .
“There’s your story. Print it right. Don’t try and twist this,” he told the outlet.
Lindell is among those to be sued by Dominion Voting Systems for accusing the company of “stealing millions of votes” and rigging the 2020 presidential election.
The lawsuit, filed February 22, seeks $1.3billion for defamation, claims that Lindell “exploited another chance to boost sales” after hitting the jackpot with Trump’s endorsement for My Pillow.
It also insisted that his “big lie” has “increased My Pillow sales by 30-40% and continues duping people into redirecting their election-lie outrage into pillow purchases.”
In the past, Lindell - who has been to the White House - said he doesn’t regret his election claims or his support of Trump, who he said he first met in 2016.
“I stand for what’s right,” said Lindell. “I’m standing firm.”
What happened to Mike Lindell?
On September 14, 2022, the FBI seized Lindell's cell phone in relation to a supposed breach of voting machines in Colorado.
While he was in the drive-through line at a Hardee's in Minnesota, he was served with a search warrant and grand jury subpoena.
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Regarding the matter, an FBI spokesperson told the : "Without commenting on this specific matter, I can confirm that the FBI was at that location executing a search warrant authorized by a federal judge."
Meanwhile, Lindell commented: "I did nothing illegal. I have nothing to do with it."
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