Patrick Byrne, former CEO of Overstock and Donald Trump ally, has moved to Dubai after learning the government of Venezuela has a $25 million bounty on him, according to court documents.
His support for Trump has caused him legal troubles, including a $1.7 billion lawsuit leveled by the Dominion voting machine company, and a defamation suit filed by Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden.
In court documents filed on September 18th in the Hunter Biden defamation suit, Byrne's lawyers said their client has left the country. The documents center on disputes over efforts to lock down Byrne's deposition in the case.
The filing from Biden's lawyers says that they were informed last month that Byrne has fled the U.S. after he was informed of the bounty by a Drug Enforcement Administration agent.
Byrne is the former boyfriend of Russian spy Maria Butina, who was deported in 2019 after funneling Russian money to the NRA for them to use on Trump's behalf.
In December 2020, Byrne took part in a "wild" White House meeting in which he and fellow Trump loyalists Michael Flynn and Sidney Powell attempted to have the U.S. military seize voting machines.
Byrne has spoken at many QAnon conferences, and in April 2024, he participated in a conference staged by so-called constitutional sheriffs and militia groups.
In July 2024, it was reported that Byrne has donated millions to "voter fraud" conspiracy groups.