- Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow, says that four vendors have abandoned his MyStore ecommerce platform.
- Lindell told Insider these businesses “don’t want to deal with MyStore” for fear of an FBI probe.
- Lindell’s phone was seized by the FBI last week at a Hardee’s drive-thru in Minnesota.
Mike Lindell, CEO at MyPillow told Insider that four entrepreneurs were unable to be listed on MyStore.
Insider was told by Lindell that after His phone was seized by the FBI at Hardees’ drive-thruAt least four businesses informed him last week that they don’t want any business dealings with his MyStore platform.
“They don’t want to have the FBI connection. Lindell spoke out about vendors saying that the FBI “scares” them.
“They don’t want to be canceled, you know?” He added.
Lindell did not identify the entrepreneurs but said that they had “really excellent” products. He also stated that he had previously inked deals that have since failed. Insider was told by the businessman that he had been informed last week that a private lender had cancelled support for “two to three millions dollars” to one of the four companies that wanted to sell products through the MyStore platform.
Lindell explained that this money was already set aside for one of the vendors, or one of the entrepreneurs, to ensure they had enough products and would be listed on MyStore. “And then they (the loan lenders) cancelled the loan after discovering that it was linked with MyStore. It is very sad.
MyStore was In April 2021, the first meeting was heldLindell’s “patriotic answer to Amazon.” The store now stocks a wide range of products, including Lindell-backed MyCoffee which is a variety of ground coffee that has the businessman’s name printed on the packaging.
Lindell isn’t the only one who has encountered problems with financial institutions and colleagues in the past due to his baseless claims about election fraud.
After Lindell was deemed a reputation risk, one Lindell bank cut all ties with it in February. subpoenaed January 6 House select CommitteeHis phone records.
In June, Lindell accused WalmartMyPillow’s largest distributor accused of “canceling” him, and pulling his pillows out of their stores.
Lindell Insider, last weekThe investigation into the phone seizure that led to the phone seizing was tied to the phone. Mesa County Clerk Tina PetersA pro-Trump Colorado election official is accused of helping to leak election data.
The businessman will be available Tuesday Filled a lawsuitThe FBI and Department of Justice were accused of seizing his phone.
Lindell is represented by an experienced legal team, which includes conservative attorney Alan Dershowitz. He claims that the FBI violated his rights under the “First, Fourth and Fifth Amendments.” He also demanded that his cell telephone be returned, and that any information he obtained via his phone from the FBI or DOJ be kept confidential.
Separately Lindell also told Insider that he has been having difficulties accessing his cash and wire money to his businesses using his phone.
Lindell told Insider that he can’t wire money. He said that the codes he needed were all on his phone that was seized. “They took my files and it really crippled my work.”
