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MyPillow CEO's South Dakota symposium at center of defamation trial

Mike Lindell among defendants in 2021 event that took place in Sioux Falls

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A three-day event held in Sioux Falls in 2021 has become the centerpiece of a federal defamation trial.

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell faces allegations that his “Cyber Symposium” at the South Dakota Military Heritage Alliance fueled threats and reputational harm against a former Dominion Voting Systems executive.

Eric Coomer, former director of product strategy and security at Dominion Voting Systems, is suing Lindell, MyPillow, and FrankSpeech LLC in U.S. District Court in Colorado. Coomer alleges the defendants amplified false claims that he participated in an “antifa” conference call and admitted to rigging the 2020 presidential election.

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