Coverage dated September 20, 2022

Lindell sues to recover cellphone seized by FBI agents

Headline from WHEC Rochester

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell has sued the Department of Justice and the FBI, demanding the return of a cellphone agents seized from him outside a fast food restaurant in southern Minnesota last week, apparently as part of an investigation into an alleged scheme to breach …

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Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Daily Caller

    ‘MyPillow Guy’ Mike Lindell Sues To Get His Phone Back From The FBI (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell filed suit against the country and officials Tuesday, demanding that his cell phone be returned.

  2. Tampa Free Press

    Mike "MyPillow" Lindell Sues For His Phone Back From The FBI (opens Tampa Free Press)

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    Tampa Free Press's feed description

    MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and his company filed suit against the country and officials Tuesday, demanding that his cell phone be returned after the FBI

  3. WHEC Rochester

    Lindell sues to recover cellphone seized by FBI agents (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell has sued the Department of Justice and the FBI, demanding the return of a cellphone agents seized from him outside a fast food restaurant in southern Minnesota last week, apparently as part of an investigation into an alleged scheme to breach …

  4. Washington Times

    MyPillow’s Mike Lindell sues Justice Department, FBI over seized cellphone (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell has sued the Department of Justice and the FBI, demanding the return of a cellphone agents seized from him outside a fast food restaurant in southern Minnesota last week, apparently as part of an investigation into an alleged scheme to breach voting system techn…

  5. Forbes

    MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Sues FBI For Seizing His Phone At A Hardee’s Drive-Through (opens Forbes)

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    Lindell said the FBI must have had him under surveillance in order to find him at Hardee’s, adding that he feared “for his and his friend’s lives” and was “prepared to ram one of the vehicles to escape” when agents boxed his truck to execute the warrant to seize his phone.

  6. Courthouse News Service

    MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell sues FBI for seizing phone at drive-thru (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The conspiracy theorist known to TV viewers as the MyPillow Guy claims the seizure of his cellphone at a Hardee's in Minnesota was part of an effort to silence his baseless claims of election fraud.

  7. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    MyPillow's Mike Lindell sues feds over seized cellphone (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Lindell says FBI agents violated his constitutional rights by taking iPhone outside a Mankato Hardees this month.

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