Lindell confirmed in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday that he’s out of money and said he understands his lawyers are people who need to make a living.

Attorney Andrew Parker wrote in documents filed in federal court on Thursday that his firm and a second firm representing MyPillow in lawsuits by Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems can’t afford what it would cost to represent Lindell and MyPillow through the rest of the litigation. Continuing to defend him would put the firms “in serious financial risk,” he wrote.

It’s the latest in a string of legal and financial setbacks for Lindell, who propagates former President Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen from him, in part by rigged voting machine systems. Several big-box retailers, including Walmart, have discontinued his products.

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      This implies he was ever actually rich in the first place. For people like this it was a con from the start, built of lies and debt.

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        I dunno, I think he sold a heck of a lot of lumpy jesus pillows. If he didn’t decide to start lying about the election he probably would have lived a very comfortable life.

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      Yeah. There’s a big difference between “you can’t prove I have any money” and “I’m living in my car”.

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      He’s not that rich. He was worth like $40 million at his height, he’s being sued by dominion for $1.2 billion, and I think there’s a second similiar lawsuit in the works. He’s fucked.

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        Lol imagine getting sued for 1.2 billion… like fuck, my great great great grandchildren still wouldn’t have that paid off

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          That one lawsuit is like 4x the value of his company, if you’ve been itching to get a mypillow better hurry while they’re still available