CHARLESTON – A West Virginia attorney helped a Nevada man earn a $5 million ruling after he proved MyPillow founder and election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell didn’t have data showing Chinese interference in the 2020 election.
“To me, what drew me to it was the chance to see what Lindell was screaming about all of this time, bluntly,” attorney Brian Glasser told The West Virginia Record. “And to test whether what he was saying was true. It clearly was not.”
Glasser, co-founder of Bailey & Glasser, said helping Robert Zeidman “Prove Mike Wrong,” as Lindell called his 2021 challenge, was more important than just winning for his client.
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“The lawsuit and verdict mark another important moment in the ongoing proof that the 2020 election was legal and valid, and the role of cybersecurity in ensuring that integrity,” Glasser said. “Lindell’s claim to have 2020 election data has been definitively disproved.
“At the end of the day, what this guy (Lindell) did, in my judgment, along with (President) Trump, is responsible for what happened on January 6, which I think was terrible for America.”
Zeidman, 63, is a renowned and respected cyber expert. He voted for Trump in both the 2016 and 2020 elections.
“I am obviously really happy about the arbitrators’ decision,” Zeidman said. “They clearly saw this as I did — that the data we were given at the symposium was not at all what Mr. Lindell said it was. The truth is finally out there.”
Zeidman has a master’s degree in electrical engineering, an undergraduate degree in physics and more than 45 years of experience in software development. He holds over two dozen patents in computer software, hardware, communications and similar fields. He has served as an expert witness in many intellectual property cases involving computer software and hardware
Ahead of an August 2021 cyber symposium he conducted in South Dakota, Lindell claimed he had data showing Chinese interference in the 2020 election and would pay $5 million to anyone who could prove the material wasn’t from that election. Lindell said he would provide an opportunity for cyber forensics experts to examine and evaluate the evidence, which he claimed showed hacking by the Chinese government resulted in votes cast for Donald Trump being switched to Joe Biden.
Last week, an arbitration panel said Lindell’s interpretation of the contest rules was “unreasonable” and that Zeidman had proved the Lindell data did not reflect November 2020 election data.
“Failure to pay Mr. Zeidman the $5 million prize was a breach of the contract, entitling him to recover,” the panel ruled.
When Zeidman examined the data, he concluded it didn’t prove voter fraud and had no connection to the 2020 election. He was the only expert who submitted a claim.
The issue went to arbitration when Lindell refused to pay.
Last week, a panel of three arbitrators – including one appointed by Lindell – agreed with Zeidman. The panel gave Lindell 30 days to pay.
“They made a terribly wrong decision!” Lindell said in a text to The Washington Post about the ruling. “This will be going to court!”
Glasser said the arbitration decision can’t be appealed directly, but he did say Lindell could ask a federal judge to quash it. But, Glasser said it is extremely rare for such claims to succeed.
Zeidman told the arbitrators he doubted Lindell’s claims but was intrigued by the chance to possibly see evidence that could overturn an election. When Zeidman saw the data, he testified that it was worthless. He said some of it was encrypted IP addresses and files of random numbers and letters.
In a 15-page report, Zeidman wrote, “I have proven that the data Lindell provides … unequivocally does not contain packet data of any kind and do not contain any information related to the November 2020 election.”
Soon after the symposium, Zeidman sent a letter to Lindell to claim the $5 million prize. He received a denial and soon filed for arbitration.
Glasser said Lindell bought the alleged data for $1.75 million from Florida resident Dennis Montgomery, who purported to be able to download the whole internet from his home computer.
“You can’t just be out there saying this stuff,” Glasser said of Lindell. “These conspiracy theories are dangerous. And the events of January 6 wouldn’t have happened without them. That’s just a fact.
“This ruling means people out there have to be super, super, super careful about glomming onto conspiracy theories that threaten the fabric of our democracy and our republic.”
Bailey & Glasser attorneys Cary Joshi and Lori Bullock assisted Glasser in the matter, as did paralegal Manuel Rios.
