Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne says the FBI directed him in the summer before the 2016 election to pursue a 'romantic relationship with Maria Butina,' an alleged Russian agent
Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne said Thursday that the FBI directed him in the summer before the 2016 election to pursue a"romantic relationship with Maria Butina," the Russian woman who was accused of seeking to win influence in powerful Republican circles at the behest of her country's government.
The claim, made in a live, 30-minute -- and at times bizarre -- interview on CNN, came the same day that Byrne resigned from his company. He quit days after issuing a press release invoking claims of a"deep state," which prompted a steep stock market fall. News of his resignation saw a rebound.
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