{"id":92757,"date":"2026-08-06T19:52:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/judge-finds-probable-cause-that-mike-lindells-july-fourth-pillow-handouts-violated-minnesota-campaign-law\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T19:52:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:52:27","slug":"judge-finds-probable-cause-that-mike-lindells-july-fourth-pillow-handouts-violated-minnesota-campaign-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/judge-finds-probable-cause-that-mike-lindells-july-fourth-pillow-handouts-violated-minnesota-campaign-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge finds probable cause that Mike Lindell&#8217;s July Fourth pillow handouts violated Minnesota campaign law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A case against Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Lindell will continue after a judge decided Thursday there is probable cause to believe he violated campaign laws by giving away pillows promoting his candidacy at a July Fourth parade.<\/p>\n<p>A <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/mike-lindell-pillow-handouts-campaign-law-complaint\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">complaint<\/a><\/span> filed July 22 alleged Lindell &#8220;threw pillows to spectators&#8221; during the parade in Delano, Minnesota. The packaging on the pillows said &#8220;Mike Lindell for Governor,&#8221; and the pillows are valued at $34.95, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>Lindell, who <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/mike-lindell-mypillow-stepping-down-ceo\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">recently stepped down as CEO <\/a><\/span>of his company MyPillow, confirmed that he and other campaign staffers handed out the pillows, which featured campaign materials. However, the pillows were purchased wholesale for $4.90 each, Lindell said at Thursday&#8217;s hearing.<\/p>\n<p>He added that his campaign took steps to ensure it was complying with campaign laws, and said the pillows could be purchased with a promo code for $9.95.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota law states that a person who &#8220;pays, gives, promises or lends any money, food, liquor, clothing, entertainment or other thing of monetary value &#8230; in order to induce a voter to refrain from voting, or to vote in a particular way, at an election, is guilty of a felony.&#8221; The statute states that refreshments or food with a value up to $5 consumed on the premises of a public or private gathering is exempt.<\/p>\n<p>During the hearing, Lindell submitted affidavits, an invoice for the purchase of the pillows and photographs of the campaign event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Judge Nicholas Lienesch determined there is probable cause to believe Lindell violated Minnesota campaign law, and the case will move forward to a panel of three administrative law judges and an evidentiary hearing. The date of the hearing has not been determined.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lindell is one of the front-runners on the Republican side of the gubernatorial race, touting a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/trumps-endorsement-mike-lindell-minnesota-gops-election-chances-talking-points\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">endorsement<\/a> from President Trump. Lindell has been one of the president&#8217;s strongest allies, repeating the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Still, Lindell is seen as an outsider by the Minnesota GOP, which has recently questioned his <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/republican-party-minnesota-concern-mike-lindell-residency\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">residency status<\/a><\/span>. 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