By Christopher Brito Election law expert David Becker The Takeout
A Newsmax anchor walked off a show after MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell brought up election conspiracy theories during an interview on the conservative cable channel Tuesday.
During American Agenda, Lindell was asked about Twitter s decision to ban him and his company s account from the platform after he peddled misinformation about the 2020 presidential election, which he claims was stolen from former President Donald Trump.
Instead, Lindell ripped Dominion Voting Systems, the company at the center of baseless conspiracy theories spouted by Mr. Trump s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and conservative lawyer Sidney Powell. The company filed lawsuits against both of them – and threatened one against Newsmax. As Lindell began to discuss, co-anchor Bob Sellers repeatedly interrupted him.
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In this March 30, 2020 file photo, My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House. Lindell, an avid supporter of President Donald Trump, who has continued to push the notion of election fraud since Trump lost to Joe Biden in the presidential election in November, said his products will no longer be carried in the stores of some retailers, including Bed Bath & Beyond and Kohl s. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Most of us in broadcasting have found ourselves in the middle of a live interview that we wish we could get out of.
UpdatedWed, Feb 3, 2021 at 9:20 am CT
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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell waits outside the West Wing of the White House before entering on Jan. 15. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
MINNESOTA Television network Newsmax kept MyPillow founder Mike Lindell from spreading election misinformation Tuesday despite inviting him on as a guest. Lindell appeared on the station less than 24 hours after Twitter suspended his company s account, and a week after his personal Twitter account was suspended.
Asked on Newsmax about being banned from Twitter, Lindell began talking about a debunked conspiracy theory about Dominion Voting Systems machines.
He was quickly cut off by Bob Sellers, however, who informed viewers that there is no evidence to support Lindell s claims. Since December, Newsmax has walked back claims of election fraud after Dominion threatened to sue over false information.
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