{
  "id": 3164107,
  "title": "Mike Lindell withholds payment for recount request in Minnesota GOP governor primary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/mike-lindell-withholds-payment-for-recount-request-in-minnesota-gop",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T00:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-lindell-withholds-payment-recount-primary/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mike Lindell is withholding the payment required for a recount and audit of ballots cast in the Republican primary for Minnesota governor, claiming that the Secretary of State's office has proposed an unlawful recount process, according to a statement released by his campaign Monday.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}