Tears on my MyPillow: Weeping pro-Trump conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell tells judge he has no money to pay fines: ‘I’m in ruins’

Donald Trump protagonist and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell sobbed to a justice that helium is “in ruins” and cannot wage a court-ordered $50,000 fine.

Lindell has been ordered to wage voting bundle institution Smartmatic the hefty good implicit mendacious claims helium made astir the institution flipping the 2020 predetermination for Joe Biden. It is 1 of a fig of lawsuits Lindell faces implicit mendacious predetermination claims.

Now the troubled CEO claims that helium doesn’t adjacent person 5 cents near to wage the institution the $56,396 helium owes.

“I borrowed everything I can. Nobody volition lend maine immoderate wealth anymore. I can't crook backmost time... but I volition archer you, I don't person immoderate money,” Lindell, who was described arsenic being “teary” by ABC News, said portion appearing via Zoom Wednesday astatine the proceeding successful a U.S. District Court successful Washington, D.C.

“I’m successful ruins,” helium added. “I don’t person $5,000 oregon 5 cents,” Lindell told Judge Carl Nichols and asked for much clip to wage the fine.

He claimed helium has “nothing” but for 2 houses which are being liquidated, and a truck. The MAGA loyalist was precocious forced to laic disconnected hundreds of MyPillow employees arsenic a effect of his fiscal hardship, the tribunal heard.

Lindell besides claimed helium and his institution beryllium much than $70 cardinal successful backmost payments to the IRS.

Nicholas ruled that Lindell indispensable beryllium the claims and gave him until Friday to supply documents.

“I person thing to hide,” Lindell said.

Lindell is facing lawsuits successful D.C. and Minnesota implicit his mendacious predetermination claims. Dominion Voting Systems is seeking $1.3 cardinal successful a defamation suit against him.

Last period Lindell was held successful contempt of tribunal for failing to manus implicit fiscal documents and different find worldly successful the defamation suit brought by Smartmatic.

“We haven’t held backmost anything. This is each corruption,” Lindell antecedently told The Independent. “They privation maine to halt talking astir our predetermination platforms. They’re not going to soundlessness me. I volition support going until we get to insubstantial ballots hand-counted and melt these machines down and crook them into situation bars.”