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Mike Lindell's behavior in deposition has earned him a motion for sanctions. See all of the exhibits in one cut.

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[–] Tin@beehaw.org 52 points 2 years ago (2 children)

"How do you sleep at night? You obviously don't own a My Pillow."

Wow, that was cringe.

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 2 years ago

"Use code DEPOSITION for 20% off a lumpy pillow"

[–] Neato@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"No, I don't own a bag of foam trash, actually." I wish he said. Or "lumpy pillow"

[–] projectazar@beehaw.org 37 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I have not sat through many depositions, but that deposing attorney is impressively calm.

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

He's probably thrilled that Lindell is destroying his defense, committing new offenses, and he doesn't really care about being called an 'ambulance chaser' or 'disgusting' 50 times.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You didn't get to the part where he outright started calling the lawyer an asshole, did you?

Morbid curiosity, but there's only so much of this type of possession I can take. Imagine having to work for this egotistical fuck.

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

My favorite part is where the attorney asked him to list the other members of the 'crime family'.

[–] Facebones@reddthat.com 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I know probably most criminals aren't thrilled with depositions, but the folks questioning these MAGAts probably deserve a medal.

At least one year free therapy. 😂

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Rattling a dude like lindell is probably therapy in itself. I'd pay to have an opportunity to ruffle this guy's feathers lol.

[–] hamster@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's part of his tactics. The calmer you are the crazier it makes the other guy look.

[–] neilcar@fedia.io 7 points 2 years ago

More than that, the more you're not rattled by the angry name-calling, the deeper the other guy goes into it.

[–] Neato@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I imagine, if he dislikes Mike Pillow, he was ecstatic. This guy is digging himself a deeeep hole. Oh my his lawyer tells Mike to calm down and hour and half in. Oof.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago

Yes. I hope this video becomes training for depositions. I know I would have difficulty staying calm and focused.

[–] theDoctor@lemmy.sdf.org 31 points 2 years ago

I knew he was nutty, but holy fuck this guy is actually insane.

If you haven’t, watch at least the first minute of the video. That’s all you need to have your jaw hit the floor at the crazy.

[–] Slappula@lemmy.zip 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Narcissists don't like being held to any standard.

[–] athos77@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago

Man is upset his privilege card isn't working anymore.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This dude is crazy. Holy crap.

[–] Pilcrow@beehaw.org 25 points 2 years ago

This man sat in the Oval fucking Office and...check notes...counseled the President of the United States domestic policy.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 years ago

Lawyer just kept feeding him rope. This guy can't stand a few seconds of silence.

[–] SHITPOSTING_ACCOUNT@feddit.de 22 points 2 years ago

For those who don't know who that is, from Wikipedia:

Michael James Lindell, also known as the My Pillow Guy, is an American businessman, political activist, and conspiracy theorist. He is the founder and CEO of My Pillow, Inc., a pillow, bedding, and slipper manufacturing company.

Lindell is a prominent supporter of, and advisor to, former U.S. President Donald Trump. After Trump's defeat in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Lindell played a significant role in supporting and financing Trump's attempts to overturn the election result; he spread disproven conspiracy theories about widespread electoral fraud in that election. He has also been an active promoter of unproven medical treatments.

[–] RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't think that guy can feel his teeth.

I wish I had just a bit of whatever he's on. Holy shit.

[–] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago

Crack. It's crack.

[–] reverendsteveii@beehaw.org 17 points 2 years ago

Watching dude get sucked into the trap where he thinks that dominating this conversation is what's important here is just 😙🤌so sweet. The only thing that could be more fun to watch is his face as what he said gets read back to him in a courtroom and he realizes that feeding his ego in this moment is gonna be what costs him his case.

Use coupon code CONVICTEDONALLCOUNTS to get 20% off a lumpy pillow that you can already get for 80% off at outlet and buyout stores nationwide.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's too bad Justin Roilland got canned, because this is prime for another Rick and Morty court transcript video:

https://youtu.be/5bjDkQR57fA?feature=shared

(Real court transcript voiced by Rick and Morty.)

[–] RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

Oh my god. This was amazing.

[–] RaincoatsGeorge@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I watched a little bit. Just another bitch who is caught in a world of shit and there just aren’t enough my pillows to unfuck the situation.

Let them all eat shit.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Hopefully he'll be biting those pillows soon

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You don't remember my question do you?

 

incoherent ranting

 

You don't remember my question do you?

Goddamn

[–] iHUNTcriminals@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

It's the crack talking!

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago

He complained the judge wouldn't rule on his motion to dismiss. The next week the judge denied his motion to dismiss. The sanctions request was filled yesterday, so they haven't responded yet, but we do know that whatever they send will be taking advantage of the "excess pages" rule that their lawyer was too stupid to abide by when they first submitted their motion to dismiss and got it stricken twice. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63296393/coomer-v-lindell/

[–] SeaOfTranquility@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Mike Lindell is trying really hard to convince us that we are all taking part in a Mockumentary, and he's just a paid actor who is doing a comedic bit. The only thing that's missing for me in this video is the intro from The Office and the camera panning to Jim every now and then, who looks like he's trying hard not to laugh.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 years ago
[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago

You're disgusting...keep going.

[–] rgb3x3@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago

The man sounds like a petulant child. He's informed that he could face penalties for his behavior, and like a toddler, he doubles down on it.

What a loser.

[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is this propaganda? Looks like you could add an American flag overlay and an eagle at the right times, and call it "Honest to God businessman and his employees, vs. the unrelenting steel hand of Justice", or something... wonder how many people will see it like that.

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

There’s definitely a certain brand of heathen who will see his behavior as righteous and “stickin’ it to them”.

[–] Tarquinn@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

This was so much like the wrestling promos/interviews I watched long ago I kept seeing a stone faced Mean Gene Okerlund holding a mic up to Lindell. It has the same disjointed intensity. Surreal.

[–] lukini@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

FYI your link is to a comment on the video, not the video itself, so it doesn't play on mobile without clicking on the video.

[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This guy is obviously not well. I hope he can pull himself out of that hole.

[–] interolivary@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I mean, he's an extremist reich-winger, of course he's not okay. Unfortunately very few of them manage to unfuck themselves, usually because they just don't have the capacity to deal with a complex world

[–] sorchist@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is him AFTER he got off drugs.

[–] Dr_Cog@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago
[–] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I love the guy on Jimmy Kimmel who plays him in comedy sketches. Is it live, or is it Memorex?

[–] elfin8er@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Anyone have a video of the full deposition?

I don't think they've released it yet, but I'm watching every minute the second that thing drops.

[–] Smoke@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

It was put under seal, because the complaint is solely about Lindell being an asshole while giving information, not what the info was.