Supreme Court Deals Blow to Mike Lindell

The United States Supreme Court on Monday dealt a blow to Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow and a close ally to former President Donald Trump.

The court declined to hear an appeal from Lindell, who has sought to block investigators from seizing his phone in a case surrounding alleged efforts to tamper with voting machines in Colorado around the time of the 2020 presidential election. Lindell has claimed the seizure of his phone constituted a violation of his Constitutional rights, a claim previously rejected by U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ralph Erickson.

Lindell has been a staunch supporter of Trump's unproven claims that widespread voter fraud was to blame for his loss in the 2020 election. He has said he spent $40 million on failed legal efforts to overturn the election results, leaving him with financial woes as some retailers have stopped carrying his pillow brand.

In September 2022, Lindell said FBI agents surrounded him at a Hardee's restaurant and demanded he turn over his phone.

He said he was then further questioned by the FBI about Tina Peters, a Colorado clerk who has been indicted over allegations of tampering with election voting equipment and charged with breaching a voting security system. She was set to face trial in February, but that has been delayed, according to Colorado Public Radio.

Judge Erickson rejected Lindell's claims that the seizure violated his constitutional rights in September 2023.

"Lindell's irritation as to where and how the government took possession of his cell phone does not give rise to a constitutional claim, let alone a showing of a callous disregard for his constitutional rights," Erickson wrote.

Lindell appealed that decision to the Supreme Court. His appeal raises questions of the alleged "weaponization of the judicial process in political combat," warning the decision would "serve as further confirmation in the view of many that justice in the United States is simply a function of the predilections and prejudices of the judiciary."

On Monday, however, the Supreme Court issued a list of cases to which it denied a writ of certiorari. That list included Lindell's case. The court typically does not offer explanation on cases it denies.

Newsweek reached out to MyPillow for comment via email.

Lindell has also urged the Supreme Court to hear arguments in a separate case surrounding his concerns about election fraud. In March, he asked the Supreme Court to fast-track a lawsuit challenging the use of electronic tabulation systems in elections ahead of the November presidential race.

He has said this case would bring "explosive" evidence" about the 2020 election in his filing that he believes will "shock the world," though the court has not yet said whether it will hear the case.