Donald Trump & Smartmatic

Donald Trump: Trump endorsed Lindell, leveraging his influence in the GOP primary and reinforcing his focus on election integrity.

Smartmatic: Smartmatic won summary judgment against Lindell in a defamation suit, continuing legal pressure on him.

Donald Trump: Endorsed Lindell in the primary, lending political support but not directly involved in the recount. His endorsement did not secure a win for Lindell.

Smartmatic: Won summary judgment against Lindell and is seeking $1.5 billion in damages. Lindell's refusal to pay and request for reconsideration prolongs the legal battle, creating uncertainty.

Donald Trump: Donald Trump is mentioned as an ally of Mike Lindell and Rudy Giuliani, whose supporters spread the false claims that led to the defamation lawsuits. His association is relevant to the context of the election fraud claims.

Smartmatic: Smartmatic is another voting technology company that has a federal defamation suit against Mike Lindell, for which a summary judgment was won, with monetary damages to be decided at trial. This indicates ongoing legal challenges for Mike Lindell despite the Dominion Voting Systems settlement.

Smartmatic: Smartmatic also settled a libel lawsuit with Newsmax for $40 million and has ongoing litigation against Fox News, indicating a broader pattern of legal action against networks spreading false election claims.

Smartmatic: Smartmatic is another voting system company that has accused Mike Lindell of defamation and sought to hold him in contempt for avoiding court-ordered sanctions.

Smartmatic: Smartmatic is an election technology company that Mike Lindell defamed with unfounded claims about rigged voting machines in the 2020 presidential election. A judge ruled that Mike Lindell defamed Smartmatic.

Smartmatic: Smartmatic is seeking to dismiss a criminal money laundering indictment, arguing it is political retaliation tied to Donald Trump's claims about the 2020 election.

Smartmatic: Smartmatic is seeking to dismiss a criminal money laundering indictment, claiming it is political retaliation tied to Donald Trump's claims about the 2020 election, impacting its legal and public standing.