Lindell’s Recount Battle Turns Legal | Minneapolis News

Minneapolis News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 26, 2026 · 1m

Mike Lindell, the MyPillow guy, is suing Minnesota’s Secretary of State over a recount he claims was unfairly limited — and he’s running out of time to pay for it. After losing his GOP primary by 11 points, Lindell insists vote anomalies occurred, including totals going backward and counties reporting more votes than voters. Though state law requires him to fund the recount himself, his team says they had $825K ready — until the Secretary of State suddenly restricted the recount to just him and his opponent, Lisa Demuth. Lindell’s camp argues this violates state law and is a “bait and…