- MyPillow founder Mike Lindell missed the deadline to fund a recount after losing the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary to Lisa Demuth by roughly 45,000 votes.
- Lindell failed to provide the required $825,000 for the recount while continuing to allege, without evidence, that election anomalies occurred on primary night.
- Lindell's campaign requested a deadline waiver and challenged the state's proposed recount parameters, calling the plan an unlawful bait-and-switch.
- Minnesota election officials defended the recount plan, saying it strictly follows state law and established procedures used for the past two decades.
- Despite receiving an endorsement from Donald Trump during the primary campaign, Lindell announced immediate legal action against state officials over the recount dispute.
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