Smartmatic vents to judge that 'years have passed' since Mike Lindell was sanctioned, cries out for harsher contempt

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Source: Law & Crime

Jun 19th, 2026, 8:36 am


After a federal judge subjected MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to a daily civil contempt fine for not paying a cent in sanctions owed to Smartmatic over a period of several years, the voting machine company's lawyers have tallied the damage and asked for more.

In a brief notice filed before U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, Smartmatic said it has been 72 days since the Donald Trump-appointed jurist ordered a $500 "daily penalty" in an attempt to force the 2020 election conspiracy theorist and detractor of all electronic voting machines to pay $56,369 in sanctions in full.

Nichols' sanctions order goes back to 2022, when Lindell was found to have filed "frivolous" counterclaims against Smartmatic. Smartmatic now reports that Lindell still hasn't paid "any" sanctions — meaning the daily fine has not actually had the effect of coercing his compliance.

According to Smartmatic, Lindell has racked up $36,000 in contempt fines since April, bringing the new grand total to $92,369. The notice insisted on "civil contempt penalties to a greater amount" to try to put a stop to the "continued violations." "Four years have passed since this Court determined Lindell owes monetary sanctions to Smartmatic," the lawyers said, lamenting that the MyPillow CEO "has yet to make any payment […] pursuant to the sanction order."

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Full headline: Smartmatic vents to judge that 'years have passed' since Mike Lindell was sanctioned, cries out for harsher 'contempt penalties'

[wcmagumba]

1. Maybe Lindell should get some time in the hole?

[Bluetus]

5. It is a weakness in our judicial system

This is a civil case. If a person doesn't want to comply, you can attach their assets, but Lindell would just file bankruptcy.

[slightlv]

10. which, I want to remember, is what he did

after relocating most of his money to someplace else - like the Cayman Islands. Court saw through that, tho, I remember. told him to stop and pay the damned fines. I'm amazed he's still doing the "I'm so poor" routine. He should leave that to those of us who really ARE so poor! Pay up what you owe...penalties and all... or go to jail for contempt.

[ColoringFool]

6. Without a pillow. 😁

[OldBaldy1701E]

2. So, Lindell is also thumbing his nose at the courts.

I wonder if he will suffer anything for it?

Other than a public response, there isn't much being done to stop him, is there?

[Figarosmom]

3. Anyone else would have been jailed long ago.

[Justice matters.]

4. JHC! Another member of the Republicrooks gangsters club of destructive clowns

who think they're above all laws and rules of living in civilized society... and never held accountable for it.

[dobleremolque]

7. Wilhoit's Law in action ....

"There are some who the law binds but does not protect; there are others who the law protects but does not bind."

[Jimvanhise]

8. LINDELL IS A CLOWN

He hasn't paid anything to anybody. When a Trump fan proved that his "evidence" of voter fraud was fake, Lindell refused to pay the $5 million reward. Lindell never even revealed where is "evidence" came from or why he believed it. I'll bet he paid someone for it and was humiliated when he realized he'd been had.

[Bengus81]

9. He needs time to get his $400M from the cop beaters fund

No piker here, just a desperate jackass.