Overstock founder flew Proud Boys to rally supporting Trump in days after 2020 election, Jan. 6 committee finds
Patrick Byrne, a close ally of Donald Trump and the former head of the Utah-based internet retailer, covered the cost of a private jet for the ex-chairman of the Proud Boys to gather with prominent, far-right Trump supporters.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne prepares to take the stage at the WeCANact Liberty Conference, held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. Byrne paid for members of the Proud Boys to take a private jet to Washington, D.C., to attend a rally in support of former President Donald Trump in the days after Trump lost the 2020 election.