AI Backfires: Lindell’s Legal Team Hit With $3K Penalties

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AI Backfires: MyPillow CEO’s Legal Team Hit With $3,000 Penalties

Written by Aaron S.,

Editor-In-Chief

Last Updated: July 08, 2025

Key Takeaways

Two of Mike Lindell's attorneys were fined $3,000 each for submitting an error-filled court motion written with help from AI;
The motion included fake legal citations and misquotes, and the lawyers failed to give a clear or consistent explanation;
Judge Wang said the fines were necessary to send a warning and prevent similar misuse of AI in legal filings.

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Judge Nina Wang of the US District Court in Denver has ordered two lawyers for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to pay $3,000 each.

The Denver Post reported on July 7 that the penalty was imposed after they submitted a motion that contained errors created by artificial intelligence (AI).

Lindell is facing a defamation case over false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. A jury previously ruled against him in that case.

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The two lawyers, Christopher Kachouroff and Jennifer DeMaster, filed a document requesting that the court reconsider some earlier rulings. However, the filing included numerous errors, such as fake case citations and misquoted laws.

During a pretrial hearing, Kachouroff admitted he used an AI program to draft the motion. He claimed it had been filed by mistake, but the "correct" version he later submitted still included false information and did not match the timeline he gave.

Judge Wang said their explanations did not convince her that this was a simple mistake. She also noted that Kachouroff’s later comments, where he suggested the court had "blindsided" him, were inappropriate and troubling.

In her written order, Judge Wang said she did not enjoy sanctioning lawyers but felt it was necessary in this case. She described the fines as the smallest penalty that would still send a clear message and discourage similar behavior in the future.

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