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TexasTowelie

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Sun Jul 17, 2022, 02:15 PM Jul 2022

Texas Secretary of State Agreed to Meet 'Election Conspiracy Theorist' Patrick Byrne

Texas Secretary of State John B. Scott, a Republican appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott to his post in October 2021, communicated directly with a conspiracy theorist pushing the debunked notion that President Joe Biden’s victory was fraudulent and that the elections were marred by widespread voter fraud, according to text messages recently obtained by a D.C.-based watchdog.

The texts, which American Oversight says it obtained via a public records request, appear to show a direct line of communication between Scott and former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne, a prominent conspiracy theorist who had close ties with former President Donald Trump and who is expected to speak on Friday to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

"Although Secretary Scott has publicly maintained that his audit of the 2020 election is to confirm the results, privately, he has met with Trump allies and prominent election deniers," Dera Silvestre, American Oversight's communications manager, said by email.

"Patrick Byrne was a vocal supporter of the former president’s efforts to overturn his election loss," Silvestre said, "and the dangerous lies he and other conspiracy theorists peddle are an existential threat to democracy."

Read more: https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/as-texas-gop-waged-war-on-november-2020-vote-secretary-of-state-met-election-conspiracy-theorist-patrick-byrne-14406073

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Texas Secretary of State Agreed to Meet 'Election Conspiracy Theorist' Patrick Byrne (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2022 OP
Boyfriend of a Russian spy. These Russian connection should be mentioned in every story about him Walleye Jul 2022 #1
Patrick Byrne, one of several men once in an intimate relationship with convicted Russian agent LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 #2
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