Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow and a prominent supporter of Donald Trump, has found himself embroiled in a web of legal challenges stemming from his steadfast promotion of unfounded claims regarding the 2020 presidential election. One notable case is taking place in Denver, where Lindell is being sued for defamation by Eric Coomer, a former employee of Dominion Voting Systems. Coomer claims that Lindell's repeated assertions about the election being rigged against Trump have caused significant harm to his reputation and well-being.

The situation took a bizarre turn this week when it was revealed that Lindell's attorney, Christopher Kachouroff, had filed a legal brief containing numerous inaccuraciesmany of which were attributed to the use of generative artificial intelligence to draft the document. U.S. District Court Judge Nina Wang is now investigating the circumstances surrounding this unusual decision and the subsequent fallout.

In a recent court filing, Judge Wang expressed her concerns over the quality of the brief submitted by Kachouroff, which reportedly included nearly thirty serious errors, including citations to nonexistent legal cases. Wang's filing explicitly highlighted Kachouroff's failure to provide an explanation for these glaring mistakes despite being given multiple opportunities to do so. The judge's notes indicate that Kachouroff was evasive when questioned about the accuracy of the legal authorities cited in the brief.

Initially, Kachouroff attributed the errors to personal oversights, saying, Your Honor, I may have made a mistake and I may have paraphrased and put quotes by mistake. I wasnt intending to mislead the Court. However, his defense took a different turn when he later admitted that the brief was indeed produced with the assistance of a chatbot. The filing states, Not until this Court asked Mr. Kachouroff directly whether the Opposition was the product of generative artificial intelligence did Mr. Kachouroff admit that he did, in fact, use generative artificial intelligence.

As the inquiry continues, Judge Wang has set a deadline of May 5th for Kachouroff and his co-counsel, Jennifer DeMaster, to provide a satisfactory explanation for this serious lapse in professional conduct. Should they fail to comply, Wang has stated that she will refer the attorneys for disciplinary proceedings due to their failure to adhere to the ethical standards required of legal professionals. Gizmodo has reached out to both Kachouroff and DeMaster for comments regarding this developing situation.