Patrick M. Byrne, then chairman and chief executive officer of Overstock.com, stands for a photo at an Overstock warehouse in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., on Thursday, April 29, 2010.
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A former Trump administration aide and a leader with a pro-Trump Christian group are helping Patrick Byrne, the multimillionaire Overstock founder and ex-CEO, run a nonprofit that has pushed false election conspiracy claims, according to a filing reviewed by CNBC.
The group, called the America Project, is led in part by Emily Newman, who served as an advisor in then-President Donald Trump’s administration, according to the document. The disclosure report was filed this month in Delaware, according to Florida’s division of corporations website. The America Project has a mailing address in Sarasota, Fla.
Rob Weaver, who has a leadership role with the Jericho March, a pro-Trump Christian coalition, is listed on the form as the group’s chief financial officer.
Byrne has previously said he pumped $1 million into the group. The nonprofit organization isn’t legally required to disclose its donors.
The America Project spent over $3 million funding an election audit in Arizona that ended up showing Joe Biden defeated Trump in Maricopa County. Its website also lists three videos that claim there were major irregularities in the 2020 election. Federal and state officials have said there was no widespread voter fraud in the last election.
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