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Mike Lindell lost defamation case, and his lawyers were fined for AI hallucinations
(arstechnica.com)
this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2025
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I'm largely guessing here, but I'd venture he's just "rich person broke" which is still wealthier than most people will ever be. Again, just a guess.
According to Newsweek he's living off of $1000 a week, which is solidly lower middle class where I live
How he flying to these trials on tall little of income?
Sounds like he’s hiding assets like Alex Jones brags about.
His lawyers alone must cost more than that.
Maybe not. Considering the AI generated briefing thing, they don't sound like great lawyers. Also I can't find the story but I think his previous lawyers are suing him for not paying them.
How the hell do you hire lawyers to represent you for not paying your last lawyers?
I hope he paid them up front.
Easy, just hire the sort of lawyer who uses chatgpt to write their briefs
Yeah, you don't really believe that, do you? Sure he's claiming that for taxes or whatnot, but it's his business that pays his rent or mortgage, utilities, travel, legal expenses, and anything else the poors have to struggle to pay. That $1000 per week is just walking around and dining out money.
I dunno. Newsweek is a reasonably reliable source, I want to believe it, and it doesn't really have much bearing on my life either way so I'm willing to accept the article I guess.
That's actually closer to real poor than I thought, but I know people who live comfortably on way less. Guess he's just gonna have to give up the avocado toast until he pulls himself up by his bootstraps.
It's a big step down from $60 million that's for sure. he made the mistake of fucking with real money when he slandered Dominion.