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Mike Lindell Fails To Win Republican Nomination For Minnesota Governor
Forbes • • general
Key Points:
- Mike Lindell, a Minnesota gubernatorial candidate, faces scrutiny over his residency qualifications after the state GOP questioned whether he met the one-year residency requirement, with Lindell stating he moved back to Minnesota before the deadline.
- A judge found probable cause that Lindell may have violated campaign laws by distributing pillows branded with “Mike Lindell for Governor” during a July Fourth parade.
- Lindell recently settled a $1 billion defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems after being sued for falsely claiming election rigging in 2020.
- Incumbent Governor Walz announced he would not seek a third term to focus on managing a massive welfare and social services fraud scandal, which federal prosecutors estimate could involve losses exceeding $9 billion.
- The fraud case has been politicized, with Trump and allies targeting Walz’s administration and the Somali community, as some defendants are of Somali descent, involving multiple public funding programs related to child services, education, and food security.
