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BumRushDaShow

(137,091 posts)
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 06:56 PM Jul 26

Trump ally who denies 2020 election results threatens law enforcement

Source: Washington Post

July 26, 2024 at 6:38 p.m. EDT


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.
Cut through the 2024 election noise. Get The Campaign Moment newsletter. 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. The “Cyber Crisis: Saving Tina Peters” event was aimed at rallying support for the former clerk of Mesa County, Colo., who faces charges accusing her of tampering with election equipment three years ago. Peters has pleaded not guilty, and her case goes to trial next week.

Byrne called out law enforcement and prosecutors during the forum, saying they would face violence if they did not drop the case. “If you have any brains at all, which I’m not sure they do, they should be throwing in the towel and just surrendering and dropping this case against Tina because those who don’t are going to end up facing a piano wire and a blowtorch before this is over if I have anything to do with it,” Byrne said. “So I know that’s probably another felony, but f--- it — threatening them like that — but there we are.”

Byrne, who said he was participating in the event from Azerbaijan, accused law enforcement of committing treason and claimed he had been hacking Venezuela’s government for two years. “I don’t care how many felonies I’ve committed, and I don’t care that I’m committing felonies by threatening you,” he said of law enforcement.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/26/patrick-byrne-tina-peters-threats/



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Trump ally who denies 2020 election results threatens law enforcement (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jul 26 OP
Sounds like this guy is in need of a serious 'talking to', in threatening our Law Enforcement people. Aren't they SWBTATTReg Jul 26 #1
Sabine Eherenfeld, the actress in Overstock.com's TV commercials, Aristus Jul 26 #2
The stupidity, arrogance just make him guilty. Traurigkeit Jul 26 #3
Yet another maga who believes he's above the law. nt C Moon Jul 26 #4
yet another tech billionaire who believes he is above the law DBoon Jul 26 #7
But that's true. C Moon Jul 26 #8
Also true ck4829 Jul 29 #25
Indeed ck4829 Jul 29 #24
These trump cultists are all SO WEIRD. mwb970 Jul 26 #5
Not weird; dangerous. King_Klonopin Jul 28 #21
they should prosecute for this. barbtries Jul 26 #6
Calling Seal Team 6, clean up aisle 5. tinymontgomery Jul 26 #9
Hahaha... Bluethroughu Jul 27 #16
Domestic terrorist deserves a SWAT raid. Mawspam2 Jul 26 #10
He later said he was speaking Metaphorically Playingmantis Jul 26 #11
Says he's in Azerbaijan -- any way to extradite him to the US for a terrorism trial? Hekate Jul 27 #12
Don't defund law enforcement Zambero Jul 27 #13
Yeah, he's going to care when... Mr. Mustard 2023 Jul 27 #14
Lock him up. Bluethroughu Jul 27 #15
This asshole was involved with the Russian spy Maria Butina, who was... keep_left Jul 27 #17
Merrick Garland where are you! Clouds Passing Jul 27 #18
Waiting for a Supreme Court appointment? orthoclad Jul 27 #19
Just another vile POS brought to you by Trump and MAGA. Initech Jul 27 #20
"laws" are not for republicans mountain grammy Jul 28 #22
Kick ck4829 Jul 29 #23

SWBTATTReg

(23,443 posts)
1. Sounds like this guy is in need of a serious 'talking to', in threatening our Law Enforcement people. Aren't they
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:00 PM
Jul 26

already under enough pressure as it is, let alone smart-a&& remarks from an idiot like this?

Aristus

(67,480 posts)
2. Sabine Eherenfeld, the actress in Overstock.com's TV commercials,
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:01 PM
Jul 26

has been the only good thing about that company, ever.

I miss the commercials, but I will never buy their (over) stock.

King_Klonopin

(1,323 posts)
21. Not weird; dangerous.
Sun Jul 28, 2024, 01:07 AM
Jul 28

Last edited Sun Jul 28, 2024, 03:56 AM - Edit history (1)

They have these things in common:

Rage which is visceral, primal, and targets anyone who is "different" from themselves.

They don't merely disagree; they want to destroy anyone who opposes them

Most of them love to "talk tough" but are cowardly bullies. The insane ones will act on their
violent fantasies, however, and attack the Capitol building.

They use threats, violent rhetoric, and violent imagery as if it were justified and acceptable.

They entertain fantasies of violence, bloodshed, and torture reminiscent of Nazi fascism under Hitler.

A piano wire and a blow torch ?? WTF is wrong with you??


p.s. We should take piano wire and a blowtorch to all that crap you sold on Overstock.
Nothing but junk that other stores couldn't sell.

barbtries

(29,317 posts)
6. they should prosecute for this.
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:08 PM
Jul 26

considering where he is it would have to be in absentia I guess, but this is stochastic terrorism. Words like this translate into dead bodies. he sounds seriously mentally impaired in this clip.

Playingmantis

(199 posts)
11. He later said he was speaking Metaphorically
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 10:40 PM
Jul 26

Who the Hell does he think he is kidding???!!!

I am going to cut his nuts off and shove them down his throat when i see him.. all metaphorically speaking, of course!

Zambero

(9,344 posts)
13. Don't defund law enforcement
Sat Jul 27, 2024, 08:49 AM
Jul 27

Just threaten them with violent death if they have the audacity to hold caught-in-the-act criminals accountable.

Mr. Mustard 2023

(206 posts)
14. Yeah, he's going to care when...
Sat Jul 27, 2024, 09:35 AM
Jul 27

...he's declaring himself in front of a judge. Funny how that works huh?

"On Friday, he downplayed his comments, saying he had been speaking metaphorically and is committed to peace."

Yep, the "oh so tough" white male Republicon fake "Christians" don't know how to manage disagreement and or failure because they've never had to admit to failure (when white men fail) and certainly never anticipated the consequences of their actions.

Until now.

You're not going to do a goddamn thing Mr. Patrick Burn. You're going to whimper and hide, like all "oh so tough" white male Republicon "Christians" do when they're confronted by the law, or the public sick of their shite.

No Mr. Burn, I don't believe a word you say because you're just like the Deadbeat. A coward.

Bluethroughu

(5,575 posts)
15. Lock him up.
Sat Jul 27, 2024, 11:25 AM
Jul 27

Inciting violence and threatening law enforcement is against the law. Break down his door and shut him in a prison until trial.

keep_left

(2,104 posts)
17. This asshole was involved with the Russian spy Maria Butina, who was...
Sat Jul 27, 2024, 05:21 PM
Jul 27

...apparently placed here to infiltrate various organizations, including the NRA. Naturally, being a big Trump fanboy, Byrne was also part of the January 6 plot.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/business/overstock-paul-byrne-maria-butina-affair.html

mountain grammy

(26,987 posts)
22. "laws" are not for republicans
Sun Jul 28, 2024, 10:09 AM
Jul 28

the court of supremes has ruled.. the worst cimes are being poor, addicted, mentally ill or physically disabled, and homeless. The biggest criminals of them all have immunity.

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