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Mike Lindell Goes Absolutely Bonkers Over 'Lumpy Pillows' In Video Deposition

Let's all watch a man have a full on meltdown over lumpy pillows.

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Pillow entrepreneur cum zany conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell had a lot to say about the 2020 election and, specifically, Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer. And what he had to say about Dr. Coomer is why Lindell’s getting sued for defamation.

Coomer’s attorneys filed a motion late last week seeking an order to compel Lindell to appear for another deposition in front of a magistrate and to fork over fees and expenses associated with prior efforts to depose Lindell that went… somewhat off the rails:

The attached transcripts and videos speak for themselves, but various matters warrant discussion. Mr. Lindell made numerous personal attacks on both Dr. Coomer and his counsel, referring to them as “criminals,” “liars,” “slime,” “disgusting,” “ambulance chasers,” and “ridiculous,” among various other pejoratives too numerous to list here. He sarcastically referred to counsel as “your highness,” answered questions by stating “let me see if I can get this through your thick skull,” and repeatedly shouted, “what is wrong with you?” He repeatedly referred to Judge Wang as “disgusting” while mocking these proceedings.

I dunno… that seems like pretty compelling testimony if you’re representing the plaintiff.

But don’t just take the motion’s word for it… we have video!

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He’s being asked about his email account and how random company complaints are dealt with versus people actually trying to hop on and chat about the latest wingnut theory about Trump having really won 80 percent of the vote or something. The attorney characterizes the company complaints as people writing in about “lumpy pillows” and this drives Lindell absolutely ballistic.

Q. Okay. And I’m not asking about the lumpy pillow calls.
A. No, they’re not lumpy pillows, that’s not what they call on, okay. When you say lumpy pillows, now you’re an asshole, you got that, you’re an asshole is what you are.
MR. MALONE: Mike.
THE WITNESS: No, he’s an asshole, he’s an ambulance chasing asshole. That’s what you are. Lumpy pillows, kiss my ass. Put that in your book. No, they, they answer anything, any problem customer that wants to reach Mike Lindell, those are the ones, I want to talk to Mike Lindell, I want to talk to Mike Lindell. They send them to here and they go, and they call about maybe they didn’t get their pillow on time because of the Fed Ex or whatever, but we’ll cover it even though it could be somebody else’s fault. Nobody calls because of a lumpy pillow. But good, good one though.
Q. Are you done?
A. Yeah, I’m done.

Readers… he was not done.

Q. What I’m saying —
A. Obviously you don’t have a My Pillow too, you don’t, do you.
Q. What I’m saying is, Mr. Lindell —
A. Asshole. But go ahead.

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Barring settlement, Mike Lindell is eventually going to get on the stand and have to convince a jury that he’s not the sort of guy who would accuse a random executive of being a criminal traitor and stealing an election. There’s a whole mess of excerpts from these depositions that will make that a harder sell than the lumpiest of pillows.

HeadshotJoe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Feel free to email any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on Twitter if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search.

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