Mike Lindell Plans to Appeal Minnesota Supreme Court Decision to U.S. Supreme Court

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell announced his intention to appeal his loss in Minnesota’s Republican gubernatorial primary to the U.S. Supreme Court after the Minnesota Supreme Court rejected his request for a recount. Lindell stated, "My name was on 1,100,000 ballots and they all need to be looked at and counted," during an interview with St. Paul TV station KTSP on Saturday. He also informed NBC News that he would pursue the appeal regardless of the financial implications. The Minnesota Supreme Court denied Lindell’s recount petition earlier on Saturday, in which he lost to Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth by approximately 45,000 votes. Lindell, who received an endorsement from former President Donald Trump, had previously claimed he would cover the estimated $825,000 cost of the recount but chose not to pay by the state’s deadline. He expressed his refusal after learning that the audit would only examine ballots cast for him or Demuth, excluding other candidates in the primary. In a six-page ruling issued on Saturday night, Minnesota Chief Justice Natalie Hudson stated that Lindell’s claims “fail on the merits.” Hudson noted that the Minnesota secretary of state’s office had provided a lawful recount plan that did not involve any wrongful acts or errors, countering Lindell’s assertions. Last week, Lindell filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota State Canvassing Board and Steve Simon, the state’s top election official. He has previously promoted widely debunked allegations of election fraud, including claims that Trump won the 2020 election, and has faced a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems. In his own electoral campaign this year, he questioned the accuracy of predictions made on election night, commenting on The Associated Press race calls, “What is the AP to voters? Why would I listen to the AP?” Demuth is set to compete against Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar in the upcoming November election for the governor’s office.