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Mike Lindell just scored a major legal win in his battle to expose election integrity concerns. On Wednesday, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Lindell\u2019s favor, tossing out a $5 million arbitration ruling that sought to award a tech contestant prize money from his 2021 “Prove Mike Wrong” challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a unanimous decision, the three-judge panel said the arbitration panel overstepped its authority by rewriting clear contract terms to reward software developer Robert Zeidman. \u201cFair or not, agreed-to contract terms may not be modified,\u201d wrote Judge James Loken in the ruling, reinforcing that legal agreements must be honored\u2014not manipulated for political convenience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lindell called the years-long legal fight a \u201csetup\u201d and declared the decision as \u201cvindication.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis opens a door that no man can shut. I am so excited. I mean, this is an answer to prayer,\u201d Lindell told The Hill<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The case stemmed from Lindell\u2019s 2021 Cyber Symposium, where he challenged the public to prove that his data\u2014allegedly showing Chinese interference in the 2020 election\u2014wasn\u2019t related to the actual vote. Zeidman submitted a rebuttal, but the internal judges ruled he hadn\u2019t met the challenge\u2019s high bar. When Zeidman took the issue to arbitration, the panel sided with him and awarded the $5 million. Now, that ruling has been reversed by the federal court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The appeals court made clear: the arbitration panel violated Minnesota contract law by using outside evidence to redefine what kind of data Lindell had to provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe panel effectively amended the unambiguous Challenge contract,\u201d the court said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The ruling orders a lower court to vacate the arbitration award and halts any effort to force Lindell to pay the $5 million\u2014another setback for those trying to financially crush voices challenging the official 2020 narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Lindell continues to face ongoing lawsuits from companies like Dominion and Smartmatic, he remains defiant. Just last month, a Colorado jury hit him with a $2.3 million judgment for alleged defamation\u2014but Lindell isn\u2019t backing down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cYou\u2019re going to see the big win will be as you watch me melting down these machines and turning them into prison bars,\u201d he declared boldly.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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