Mike Lindell walks into federal district court for a defamation trial in Denver, Colorado, on 5 June. ack Dempsey/APMike Lindell walks into federal district court for a defamation trial in Denver, Colorado, on 5 June. ack Dempsey/APMike Lindell, Trump ally and MyPillow founder, running for Minnesota governorLindell, an election conspiracist who still maintains the 2020 election was stolen, joins a crowded Republican fieldMike Lindell, a pillow salesman and election conspiracist, is running for governor of Minnesota, he announced on Thursday. Lindell, an ally of Donald Trump’s and major player in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, joins a crowded Republican primary in the left-leaning state, where his pillow company, MyPillow, is headquartered. Tim Walz, the Democratic governor, is running for a third term after a stint as the party’s vice-presidential nominee ended in defeat for the Democrats.
