Mike Lindell left the stage at his cyber symposium when news broke that the Dominion’s lawsuit against him would continue

• Mike Lindell left the scene at his cyber symposium just as news broke that Dominion’s libel lawsuit against him was moving forward.
• A federal judge rejected Lindell’s offer to dismiss the voting machine maker’s $ 1.3 billion lawsuit.
• Lindell is hosting a 72-hour event in South Dakota to prove his electoral conspiracy theories.

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell was seen leaving the stage at his cyber symposium just as news broke that the $ 1.3 billion libel lawsuit filed against him by Dominion Voting Systems was going continue.

Lindell tried to have his libel action dismissed against him at a hearing in June. But U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols ruled on Aug. 11 that the three libel lawsuits against Lindell and Trump attorneys Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani, who are seeking more than $ 1 billion in damages from each side , were to continue in their entirety.

Nichols noted in his judgment that the First Amendment offers Lindell “no blanket immunity” in the Dominion lawsuit. The company claims it was vilified by Lindell’s false claims that it rigged the election against Trump.

The ruling comes a day after Dominion filed lawsuits accusing right-wing media networks One America News and Newsmax of pushing false theories about the election.

Lindell is currently hosting a 72-hour marathon cyber-symposium in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, August 10-12 to prove his electoral conspiracy theories.

After learning that her attempt to have the lawsuit dismissed came out around 6 p.m. on August 11, Lindell was seen on video getting up from her seat and rushing off the stage, disappearing behind a dark curtain.

—John Whitehouse + (@existentialfish) August 11, 2021

At the time of going to press, Lindell has not returned to the stage and the live broadcast of the cyber symposium has been replaced by a videotape showing press articles extolling allegations of electoral fraud alongside an image of Lindell hugging a pillow.

Lindell told attendees on Aug. 11 that he intended to stay on stage for three consecutive days.

“We’re not going to take a break,” Lindell said. “You can go eat. It’s fine, but I’m not eating! I’m staying here for 72 hours.”

—Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) August 10, 2021

Zachary Petrizzo, a Salon media reporter who covered the event, noted that Lindell was speaking in a nearly empty room on the second day of the conference.

—Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) August 12, 2021

Insider has reached out to Mike Lindell for comment.