Mike Lindell, CEO of My Pillow, the made-famous “advisor” to Donald Trump when he was President, was stopped at a Hardee’s drive-thru in Minnesota last Tuesday. Four federal agents showed a search warrant and confiscated his cell phone. 

Lindell has been involved in the investigation regarding alleged tampering of voting machines produced by Dominion Voting Systems. The warrant was produced in order to investigate all information on the “damage to any Dominion computerized voting systems.”

The CEO has been a known major Trump supporter. He strongly believes that Dominion voting machines have been rigged and continues to advocate towards a nationwide cessation of the use of the machines. His actions resulted in lawsuits filed against him by voting business companies Dominion and Smartmatic, amounting to around $1.3 billion.

The investigation also involves Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and Doug Frank, an educator from Ohio, who claimed that the voting machines were being manipulated during the 2020 presidential election. 

Lindell, no stranger to social media and online presence, shared a video in his podcast, “The Lindell Report,” that an “official criminal investigation of a suspected felony” was being conducted. A federal grand jury is involved.

Lindell is said to be using his own money to assist Peters with her legal fees, and using his fundraising platform, Lindell Legal Offense Fund. 

Peters was seen onstage multiple times with supporters of former US President Trump. As is well known, the former president insisted that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. Peters, who has been charged with an attempt to influence a public servant, criminal impersonation, and official misconduct, is being investigated by federal prosecutors. 

Belinda Kinsley, another clerk involved in the case, has already made a guilty plea. She was sentenced to two years probation. 

Peters and Kinsley were allegedly involved in misconduct, including violating security guidelines, going through voting equipment, and distributing confidential information. The Mesa County breach was discovered by officials in 2021 through a social media post, where passwords were posted. It was shared by participants and officials that the county’s voting system hard drive was distributed during the “cybersymposium” that was attended by Peters and hosted by Lindell.

When he was approached with the warrant, Lindell told agents that he needed his phone since he doesn’t have a computer and uses it for everything, including his hearing aids.