Idaho officials have sent MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell a cease-and-desist letter and a bill of more than $6,000 over the businessman’s repeated accusations of voter fraud in the state.
Secretary of State Lawerence Denney and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden sent the cease-and-desist letter to Lindell on Tuesday, the Idaho Statesman reported. The letter demands Lindell “promptly remove all false statements about Idaho’s elections from your website” and “refrain from making similar statements in the future.” Denney and Wasden also want Lindell to pay the state for the $6,558.83 it spent proving Lindell’s allegations wrong.
Former President Trump alleged that the election was “stolen” after he lost to President Biden. But those allegations have been repeatedly discredited, and courtrooms, state governments and Congress have all affirmed that Trump was legitimately defeated. But Trump allies including Lindell continue to repeat the false claims and related conspiracy theories.
Denney and Wasden take issue with a section of Lindell’s website that states all 44 counties of Idaho participated in election fraud in 2020. The Idaho officials note that seven of Idaho’s counties that Lindell claimed were subject to electronic manipulation do not use electronic voting.
Scott Graf, spokesperson for the attorney general’s office, declined to comment on how long government officials planned to give Lindell to respond to the letter and what they would do if he did not comply. (Lewiston Tribune)
