Patrick M. Byrne: Difference between revisions

In 2022, [[PBS]] reported that Byrne had been informed that several of the persons he promoted as stating that Trump was defrauded were lying, but that he chose to promote their words anyways. He also told a reporter from PBS that he "could live with" potentially "destroying the country", referring to the United States.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-powerful-conservatives-pushed-the-big-lie-that-the-2020-election-was-fraudulent |publisher=PBS |title=How powerful conservatives pushed the 'Big Lie' that the 2020 election was fraudulent |date=April 26, 2022 }}</ref> During the 2022 Midterm Elections, Byrne was a major donor to candidates that ran on the premise that the 2020 election was not legitimate.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/big-donors-working-overturn-2020-election-are-backing-election-denial | title=Big Donors Working to Overturn the 2020 Election Are Backing Election Denial Candidates in 2022 &#124; Brennan Center for Justice | date=November 2022 }}</ref> Following the election, he again financed efforts by candidates to overturn their lost election bids, including [[Kari Lake]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.12news.com/article/news/politics/lake-lawsuit-could-extend-beyond-hobbs-swearing-in/75-3791c7c0-4b31-4fa6-b221-93dd65fb0e83 |date=December 13, 2022 |publisher=NBC 12 News |title=Kari Lake's legal challenge to Katie Hobbs' victory could drag on beyond Hobbs' swearing-in as governor |author=Brahm Resnik}}</ref>

 

 

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