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...."Byrne’s [Overstock's CEO] decision to come forward didn’t come lightly. However, he said it was necessary after watching what had transpired between the FBI, the intelligence community and the probe into President Trump’s campaign over the past several years.

'It was something I knew I had to do,' he told this reporter.

'Those running the operation were not honest and in the end I realized I was being used in SOME SORT OF SOFT COUP.' [Caps added for emphasis]

Familiar with the possible backlash he will face, he made the decision to go public after speaking to his mentor and longtime friend billionaire Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett, whom Byrne describes as his ‘Rabbi,’ sent SaraACarter.com a statement Tuesday night confirming his meeting with Byrne at his home in Omaha, Nebraska several weeks ago.

'I’ve known Patrick and his family for more than 40 years,' Buffett said in an email to this reporter.

'His father, Jack Byrne, saved GEICO in 1976 and I met his three boys when they were teenagers. Both Mark, the middle son, and Patrick, the youngest, worked for Berkshire Hathaway. Patrick helped the company without pay in solving a difficult business problem. Patrick is very intelligent and patriotic. He comes by Omaha periodically to see me. At the most recent visit – a few weeks ago – though I know nothing about the subject he was describing, I told him to follow his conscience.' "....

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-28/russia-probe-twist-fbi-convicted-russian-agent-billionaire-american-ceo [Via Sarah Carter]