A federal judge denied Mike Lindell's request to reclaim his phone from investigators after it was recently seized by the FBI at a Hardee's drive-thru in Minnesota
Judge Eric Tostrud said that Lindell, CEO of My Pillow and prominent backer of former President Donald Trump's false voter fraud claims, did not prove that his rights were violated. Tostrud, who is a Trump appointee, also said that Lindell did not properly answer the legal questions required to make such a request.
Lindell's challenge followed others from prominent Trump supporters and advisers, who had their own phones seized in investigations related to January 6, 2021, and the 2020 election. Challenges of such seizures have routinely failed in getting a court to intervene.Read MoreLindell has not been charged with any crime.
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