Liberty Vote, the company formerly known as Dominion Voting Systems, has settled a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO and Republican candidate for Minnesota governor, according to a federal court filing in Washington, D.C. on June 23, 2026. The parties reached a confidential settlement agreement that marks the end of a five-year legal battle rooted in Lindell’s false claims about the 2020 election.
Dominion Voting Systems originally filed the defamation lawsuit against Lindell in 2021, claiming he knowingly promoted conspiracy theories that the company rigged the election for Joe Biden. The company also alleged that Lindell used the false claims to boost MyPillow sales and raise his political profile.
In October 2025, Dominion was acquired by Liberty Vote, a St. Louis-based company founded and run by Scott Leiendecker, a former Republican election official who previously served as an election director. The acquisition brought the company under new ownership amid ongoing legal challenges stemming from the 2020 election disputes.
According to the settlement agreement filed this week, both Liberty Vote and Lindell will bear their own attorney’s fees and costs. The motion to dismiss was filed with prejudice, meaning neither party can refile the same claims. A Liberty Vote spokesperson confirmed the arrangement in a statement: “The parties have agreed to a confidential settlement in this matter.”
Lindell told media outlets that the settlement is a “big relief” for him and MyPillow. “I can now run for governor, win governor, and not have to have in the back of my mind a worry about a $1.3 billion lawsuit,” he said. He also characterized the lawsuit’s end as “great news” for his company, describing it as “five years of just an attack on MyPillow and myself.”
The settlement comes as Lindell faces other defamation cases. He was found liable for defaming Eric Coomer, a former Dominion employee, with a jury awarding Coomer $2.3 million in damages last summer. Lindell also faces a federal defamation suit from Smartmatic, another voting technology company, with monetary damages to be decided at trial.
Before the Liberty Vote acquisition, Dominion had quietly settled other major defamation lawsuits against Trump supporters Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, who also made false claims about the company rigging the 2020 election. Dominion also reached a $787 million settlement with Fox News over similar allegations. The pattern of settlements reflects the company’s effort to resolve years of litigation tied to the election fraud conspiracy theories that emerged after 2020.
Sources
- CBS News Minnesota — reported the settlement details, Dominion’s original 2021 lawsuit, Liberty Vote’s October 2025 acquisition, and Lindell’s statements about the lawsuit’s dismissal.
- Star Tribune — provided details on the confidential settlement terms, the motion to dismiss with prejudice, Lindell’s estimated legal costs of $20 million, and his gubernatorial campaign context.
- ABC News — confirmed Dominion sued Lindell in 2021 for $1.3 billion over false election conspiracy theories.
- MSN/X — confirmed the case was dismissed with prejudice and that each side pays its own costs.
