A jury found Monday that MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed a former employee of a prominent voting equipment company by calling him a traitor, telling him and his online media platform to pay $2.3 million in damages.

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell claimed victory after a jury ordered him to pay $2.3 million in damages to former voting machine executive Eric Coomer for defamation. During an appearance on Tuesday's War Room program with Steve Bannon,

The verdict stems from a lawsuit filed by Coomer, who claimed that Lindell's false statements ruined his ability to work in the elections industry and destroyed his career and life.

Lindell has accused Coomer of engaging in “lawfare,” or using the courts to silence him and sap his bank account. He has testified to losing millions of dollars since launching his crusade against