CNN: Fmr. Overstock CEO Byrne Says the FBI Directed Him Before the 2016 Election To Pursue a ‘Romantic Relationship with Maria Butina’

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BYRNE: "They said, 'We want to be clear, this never happens in the United States. We are the good guys. We don’t work like the bad guys, but we need to ask you to rekindle a romantic relationship with Maria Butina. (...) I was specifically told this request is coming from Jim Comey at the request of somebody, who I'm not going to name. Do not assume it's the president. Do not assume it was President Obama. Do not assume that."
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MURRAY: "Now, CNN heard back from former FBI Director James Comey. He said, 'That’s just ridiculous. The FBI doesn’t work that way.' And obviously CNN has not independently corroborated many of those claims you heard in that interview."
CAMEROTA: "It’s hard to assume anything from that interview. It’s really hard to understand what’s happening."