Ex-Overstock chief Patrick Byrne using Maga-allied America Project to steer large amounts to groups pushing fringe theoriesThe multimillionaire and prominent election denier Patrick Byrne has been boosting his funding to the Maga-allied America Project and using it to steer six-figure checks to far-right groups that push voting conspiracies in Arizona, Michigan and elsewhere, according to tax records and voting experts.Byrne, the former CEO of online retailer Overstock.com, said last fall that only $3m of the $30m the Florida-based project had raised at that point came from “the public”, with the rest coming from him. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/20/patrick-byrne-trump-election-deniers
Author : Peter Stone in Washington
Publish date : 2024-07-20 10:00:34
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Pro-Trump multimillionaire and election denier boosts funds to far-right voter-conspiracy groups
