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The attorneys defending Mike Lindell and his business against defamation claims from voting machine companies are seeking to sever ties with the "MyPillow Guy" over millions of dollars in unpaid legal fees.

In a court filing Thursday, the law firm of Parker Daniels Kibort LLC said Lindell and MyPillow are months behind on their legal bills in three defamation cases, and they can no longer afford to represent him.

"At this time, Defendants are in arrears by millions of dollars to PDK," the filing said. "PDK is a small litigation and trial firm in Minneapolis, MN and cannot afford to finance Defendants’ defense in the Litigations."

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[–] zepheriths@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How the fuck do you end up owing millions of dollars to lawyers after 2-3 years? And at some point he was paying them so I don't even want to know what the total has been

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

I don't remember those exact amount but I'm pretty sure Dominion is suing him for a whole lot more than that

[–] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

He’s a grift cow. He’s been repeatedly hit up by grifters to fund stupid stuff.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

They're likely accruing debt on a bonded injunction or something similar though a couple million on a case this large and public over years isn't uncommon.

[–] OctopusKurwa@lemm.ee 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can't convince me this fucker isn't back on the crack.

[–] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This election stuff is his current crack.

He took a hotshot of Trump.

[–] Spellinbee@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Yep. Some people just have an addictive personality and need to be addicted to something. Eminem talked about it when he first got clean. He was saying how he replaced his addiction for drugs with running. Said he would run for several miles every single day.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Also, his pillows suck. I just felt the need to add that.

[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

That's what I hate about how everyone calls him "the MyPillow Guy" it's free advertising even if no one likes him.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I was gifted one of his pet blankets for Christmas. Those suck too. My dog gets static electric zaps every morning.

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really hope all of these high profile right wing types follow Trump's lead. All of them having crappy lawyers would be fitting.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They're not used to criminal lawyers. They're used to criminal lawyers. They have no concept of how a legitimate justice system is supposed to work.

As soon as they can't intimidate or "whack" a judge, juror, or opponent they go deer in headlights. You can't blame them really. Their money has shielded them through decades without consequence.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

These people never had whack a judge power, at best they have here's a hundred thousand you didn't see anything money. That's a big difference and one arguably isn't power just influence that can be switched by offering them slightly more.

[–] MuhammadJesusGaySex@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

I learned it from yoooouuu daddy Trump!!!!

[–] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"That goddamn credit? Dead it. You think a crackhead paying you back? Shit, forget it!"
- Biggie Smalls (Ten Crack Commandments)

[–] TehWorld@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Lie down with ~~dogs ~~ pillow guy and you can expect to get fleas.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

My dog is infinitely cleaner than any of these assholes

[–] TheJims@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Womps and Preyers 🙏

[–] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Crack ain't got shit on narcissism.

[–] TheFuzz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

And yet, he still holds on to his claims. He needs some real deprograming.

[–] Lemmylaugh@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

What is the total fees?

[–] downpunxx@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All of these monsters are continuously reported to "owe millions" to their lawyers, and are being sued by them, and yet, they continue to be represented every time they go to court. One of these things simply isn't true.

[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You severely underestimate the amount of sycophants out there who will gladly do it because 'they won't fuck me over, I'm one of the good ones' until they end up just like the rest.

Just look at ol' dipshits Donnie and the number of businesses that continue to work with him knowing he has decades of history not paying people.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, and all the dumbasses that rotated through his maladministration, only to fall out of favor or whatever and get dragged by donnie, too.