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Patrick Byrne is a conspiracy theorist and the founder of Overstock, an internet furniture store. In 2019, he resigned as CEO of Overstock after his ex-girlfriend Maria Butina was outed as a Russian spy. In the wake of the 2020 presidential election, Byrne became an outspoken proponent of unfounded claims of ballot tampering and a stolen election.
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About On Dec. 16, 2020, members of Trump‘s inner circle drafted two slightly different executive orders calling for military personnel to seize voting machines in key swing states. One version was directed at the Department of Defense (DOD), while the other called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to act. Both draft orders were … Read more
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Michael Flynn is a retired lieutenant general, right-wing political advisor, and key Trump ally who promoted ideas about declaring martial law and using military intervention to keep the ex-president in the White House after the 2020 election had been called for Biden.
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Sidney Powell is a far-right, Dallas-based attorney and former federal prosecutor who has been associated with QAnon and readily promotes conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election.
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Donald Trump is a businessman who served one term as president of the U.S., holding office from Jan. 20, 2017–Jan. 20, 2021. He was the first president in U.S. history with no prior experience in government or the military, and by the end of his term in office, he also became the first president to be impeached twice.
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Both before and after the 2020 election, members of Trump’s administration and inner circle amplified lies about fraud and a stolen election, including people such as Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, economic advisor Peter Navarro, and legal and political advisors John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, Rudy Giuliani, Cleta Mitchell, and Sydney Powell, among others.