Trump ally who denies 2020 election results threatens law enforcement
Patrick Byrne, former CEO of Overstock, said officials would face ‘a piano wire and a blowtorch’ if a case against a former Colorado elections official continues.
Patrick Byrne,
who has funded efforts to undermine the results of the 2020 election,
said in an online forum Thursday that
law enforcement would face “a piano wire and a blowtorch”
if they did not drop a case against an ally.
Byrne, a former CEO of online retailer Overstock,
used the phrase half a dozen times Thursday as he participated in a nearly three-hour-long event on X Spaces.
His remarks came amid heightened worries about political violence,
and he acknowledged during the event that his references to strangling or blowtorching officials were threatening and could be considered felonies.
On Friday, he downplayed his comments, saying he had been speaking metaphorically and is committed to peace.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/26/patrick-byrne-tina-peters-threats/Patrick Byrne, former CEO of Overstock, said officials would face “a piano wire and a blowtorch” if a case against a former Colorado elections official continues.
Patrick Marley (The Washington Post)