As if there weren't already enough weird subplots to the 2016 election
Maria Butina and Patrick Byrne. Photo: Alexandria Sheriff’s Office; Steven Ferdman/Getty Images A web CEO like Patrick Byrne — the head of the online retailer Overstock until his abrupt resignation last week — isn’t an unlikely site at a libertarian conference like the annual FreedomFest held in Las Vegas.
Naturally, investors weren’t thrilled as company shares dropped by 36 percent over the next two days, sheering $317 million off Overstock’s market value.
In “Maria Butina and I” part two, Byrne derails a little, describing his first interaction with the “Men in Black,” when he allegedly helped federal agents investigate the death of his friend, former NBA player Brian Williams. He says the agents he worked with “look like Captain America, some like Serpico, some look like librarians.” He describes the “big takeaways” of his 20s, including the determination that “liberalism is best.
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