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To: scion who wrote (12652)	2/22/2021 11:15:43 AM
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Dominion files defamation lawsuit against MyPillow CEO over false claims voting machines were rigged against Trump By Emma Brown Feb. 22, 2021 at 2:58 p.m. GMT washingtonpost.com Dominion Voting Systems on Monday filed a defamation lawsuit against Mike Lindell, chief executive of MyPillow, arguing that Lindell has refused to stop repeating false claims that the company’s voting machines were manipulated to rig the 2020 election against President Donald Trump. Dominion is seeking more than $1.3 billion from Lindell, a staunch Trump supporter. The company says Lindell contributed to a “viral disinformation campaign” about Dominion on social media, in broadcast interviews, at public pro-Trump rallies and in a two-hour documentary about election fraud — entitled “Absolute Proof” — that he created and paid to air on One America News. The 115-page complaint, filed in federal court in the District, alleges that Lindell, a “talented salesman,” used falsehoods about Dominion to promote MyPillow to fellow Trump supporters. It names both Lindell and his company as defendants and outlines several instances in which Lindell used appearances on conservative media to hawk his products. On Jan. 16, for example, Lindell claimed without evidence that Dominion machines were “built to cheat” in an interview on Right Side Broadcasting Network. According to the complaint, the host then urged “everyone watching right now to go to MyPillow.com” and offered a code for 66 percent off. “We have 110 products now,” Lindell said, repeating the promotional code for a discount. In another Lindell media appearance on Feb. 4, the host of the Victory Channel show “FlashPoint” urged viewers to support Lindell by buying from MyPillow. “We’ve got to support patriots, folks,” said the host, Gene Bailey. “I don’t care if you don’t need a pillow. Go order one and give it to somebody else. But we’ve got to support each other because this is the life and death of America.” Dominion sent multiple letters to Lindell, warning that he was putting himself in legal jeopardy by spreading lies about the company. “Despite having been specifically directed to the evidence and sources disproving the Big Lie, Lindell knowingly lied about Dominion to sell more pillows to people who continued tuning in to hear what they wanted to hear about the election,” the complaint says. Reached by phone Monday morning, Lindell said he was “very happy to hear” that Dominion has sued him. “Now I can get to the evidence faster. It’s going to be amazing,” he said. He added that he plans to continue releasing “more movies, more documentaries” about alleged election fraud. He scoffed at the notion that he had tried to use his election-fraud claims to market pillows, saying that his efforts have in fact harmed his business. “I’ve lost 22 retailers. It has hit me financially like crazy,” he said. The lawsuit against Lindell is the latest salvo in Dominion’s legal battle to recover its reputation, which it says has been badly damaged by election-fraud falsehoods that were endorsed by Trump and amplified in conservative media. The company has already sued Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, and pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell, and has sent retraction demands or preservation notices — often precursors to litigation — to dozens of individuals and businesses. Headshot of Emma Brown Emma Brown Emma Brown is a reporter on the investigative team who joined The Washington Post in 2009. Previously, she wrote obituaries and covered local and national education.Follow washingtonpost.com

To: scion who wrote (12652)	2/23/2021 7:54:48 AM
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Limbaugh - He said: "I'm dead right on this. The coronavirus is the common cold, folks," alleging it was being "weaponized" to bring down President Trump. scotsman.com Kriseman, Fried push back on DeSantis call to lower flags for Rush Limbaugh The St. Petersburg mayor and agriculture commissioner announced their plans Monday. By Josh Solomon and News Service of Florida Published Yesterday Updated Earlier today tampabay.com St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried intend to defy a call by Gov. Ron DeSantis to lower flags to half-staff to honor conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, who died last week. It’s not yet clear which flags DeSantis’ may order lowered, and whether city flags will be expected to fly half-staff. But it would be the first time during Kriseman’s administration the mayor hasn’t abided by a flag order from the state, according to Kriseman spokesman Ben Kirby. “In St. Pete we don’t honor hatred, racism, bigotry, homophobia, or anything else he has spewed over the years,” Kriseman tweeted on Monday. City flags are already lowered at half-staff to honor Pinellas County sheriff’s deputy Michael Magli, who died last week after he was struck by a pickup truck. The sheriff’s office said the driver was fleeing deputies and had a blood-alcohol level more than three times the level at which Florida presumes impairment. DeSantis also ordered the flag above the State Capitol and at the New Port Richey and St. Petersburg courthouses to be half-staffed on Tuesday, the day of Magli’s funeral. Kriseman’s announcement followed one by Fried, the only statewide elected Democrat, that said she will direct offices within her Cabinet agency not to lower flags. “Lowering to half-staff the flag of the United States of America is a sacred honor that pays respect to fallen heroes and patriots. It is not a partisan political tool,” Fried said. “Therefore, I will notify all state offices under my direction to disregard the governor’s forthcoming order to lower flags for Mr. Limbaugh — because we will not celebrate hate speech, bigotry, and division.” Fried added that “our flags will remain flying high to celebrate the American values of diversity, inclusion, and respect for all.” Fried oversees the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which includes nine regional licensing offices, 38 state forests and 23 agricultural law-enforcement inspection stations. On Friday, DeSantis said Florida will lower flags to half-staff after funeral plans are set for Limbaugh, a Palm Beach resident who died Wednesday after a battle with cancer. “When there’s things of this magnitude, once the date of internment for Rush is announced, we’re going to be lowering the flags to half-staff,” DeSantis said during a campaign-style press event at the Hilton Palm Beach Airport in West Palm Beach. In a statement Wednesday, DeSantis praised Limbaugh for having an ability to “connect with his listeners across the fruited plain — the hard-working, God-fearing and patriotic Americans who were and are the subject of derision and ridicule by the legacy media.” Fried is widely rumored to be considering a run against DeSantis in 2022. tampabay.com