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Laura Coates Live

Interview with Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne

Laura Coates Live

CNN

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4.22.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Chris goes one on one with Former Overstock CEO, Patrick Byrne.

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0:00.0

All right, thank you. Funny guy Anderson. I am Chris Cuomo and welcome to prime time.

0:05.2

There is a wild story breaking on our watch. Take a look at the internet, put in Patrick

0:11.9

Burn over stock.com. Everyone's talking about it. No, don't do it now. Keep watching me.

0:16.7

We are trying very much to get Mr. Burn ready to be in position at his studio to tell you this story.

0:23.1

The CEO of Overstock, he just resigned today. And he says the reason he had to is he didn't want

0:28.0

to get the company involved with certain government matters that he's been involved with. Like what?

0:33.8

He says that he was involved with the Russian spy named Maria Bhutanak. Yeah, that one,

0:40.5

the one that we've all been hearing about. They had a romantic affair, but then the government

0:44.5

came to him and asked him to be involved in that and all of these other operations involved in

0:50.5

the election that is one of the wildest stories I've ever heard. I was just on the phone with him and

0:55.8

he said, you have heard nothing. Remember, this isn't some fringe guy. He does have a website I

1:00.9

want to ask him about. But this guy ran one of the most known companies in this country. We've got

1:07.1

to hear this story. We're reaching out for response from the US government. We haven't heard anything yet.

1:12.4

We also have a 2020 alert for you tonight. Turns out more Republicans may be joining Operation

1:17.9

Primary Trump as the drum beat grows louder within that party to find someone better. Is that real?

1:23.9

Is it practical? Anthony Scaremucci is on a mission of his own to get his old boss out.

1:28.9

I haven't talked to him since his big switch on television. What is this really about for him?

1:34.2

And what does he really think is possible? And is it worth it? With the beat down he's getting

1:38.8

from people who used to be his friends? This is going to be an interesting night. Let's get after it.

1:44.3

All right. Well, I'm waiting on Patrick Byrne. I'm going to bring in Anthony Scaremucci because

1:54.4

a growing number of Republicans have said they've had it. You know, this not just a never-trump

1:58.9

movement, but this is about like Republicans of conscience. And they're saying that he has to

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