Mike Lindell teased the evidence he intends to bring before the Supreme Court regarding his challenge to the use of electronic tabulation systems in elections.
Speaking to Lou Dobbs in an interview on his website FrankSpeech.com, the MyPillow CEO said he had new "explosive" evidence that will "shock the world" regarding the trustworthiness of the system used to count votes.
The Context
Trump ally Kari Lake and former Arizona Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem filed an April 2022 lawsuit, with support from Lindell, alleging that the systems used to count votes were untrustworthy.
Lake went on to file another lawsuit on December 9, asking a court to throw out certified election results in Arizona and declare her the winner of the November 2022 midterm election over Katie Hobbs, who won the governor race by just over 17,000 votes.
Lindell has been an outspoken critic of electronic voting machines. He wants U.S. elections to be held using paper ballots. Lindell has also used his money to pay for $500 wireless monitoring devices he says are designed to detect whether voting machines are connected to the internet. Their legitimacy has been disputed.
What We Know
"This evidence is more explosive than any evidence I've seen and I've seen a lot," he said on Wednesday night. "This evidence is going to shock the world on Thursday and I've never been more optimistic and excited."
"I believe that if they accept this, this evidence is so explosive that it will have to be another 9-0 vote."
Views
Lindell initially teased the evidence on Tuesday in an interview with Steve Bannon on his War Room podcast.
"This is big, everybody. This is what we've been waiting for," he told Bannon. "The lawyers gave me this to read there this morning, it's a petition for writ of certiorari."
"This isn't just some tinfoil hat case; this is huge," Lindell added.
Speaking to Newsweek on Tuesday, Lindell said his lawyers had found the evidence three months ago and reiterated that it is "very explosive."
"This isn't to overturn the 2020 elections; this is about getting rid of voting machines," he added. Not drawn on what the evidence is, Lindell said: "It is something that has never been presented before in history.
"Everyone will be concerned, whether you are a Republican or a Democrat. It's going to be amazing."
What's Next?
Lindell will bring the evidence to the Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon.
Update 3/14/24, 8:27 a.m. ET: This article was updated with additional information.
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