One of the highest-profile legal battles to emerge from the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election has officially come to an end.
Mike Lindell, the founder and CEO of MyPillow, has reached a confidential settlement with Dominion Voting Systems—now operating under the name Liberty Vote—bringing an end to the company’s multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit against him.
Court filings submitted this week in federal court in Washington, D.C., show both sides agreed to dismiss the case after reaching a private resolution. Neither party disclosed the financial terms.
“The parties have agreed to a confidential settlement to this matter,” a Liberty Vote spokesperson said in a statement provided to the Minnesota Star Tribune.
According to court records, each side will pay its own legal fees and litigation expenses.
The lawsuit dates back to 2021, when Dominion alleged Lindell repeatedly promoted claims that its voting systems had manipulated the results of the 2020 election. The company argued those statements were false and damaged its reputation, while also alleging Lindell used the controversy to promote his MyPillow business. Lindell consistently disputed the allegations throughout the litigation and remained one of former President Donald Trump’s most outspoken supporters during the post-election legal battles.
Over the course of the case, Lindell has publicly stated that the legal fight carried a steep financial cost.
He has estimated spending roughly $20 million defending himself against the lawsuits that followed his public statements about the election.
The Dominion case was not the only election-related lawsuit Lindell faced.
In a separate proceeding involving voting technology company Smartmatic and a former Dominion employee, a federal judge ruled in 2025 that Lindell had made defamatory statements. A jury later awarded the former employee $2.3 million in damages.
Dominion pursued multiple high-profile defamation cases following the 2020 election.
Among the most closely watched was its lawsuit against Fox News, which concluded in 2023 with a $787 million settlement before trial. The company also resolved separate litigation against Rudy Giuliani through a confidential agreement reached last year.
