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Patrick Byrne calls on Trump's 'digital army' to surface the truth after linking Nashville bombing to 2020 votes

The conspiracy theory began making rounds after several Trump supporters and QAnon followers alleged the explosion was a missile strike aimed at Dominion voting machines that were to be audited at an AT&T facility

Former Overstock.com CEO and founder Patrick Byrne, a strong ally of President Donald J. Trump, promulgated a farfetched theory about the Nashville bombing on Sunday. However, he has now said he isn't sure and wants Trump's "digital army" to "surface the truth."

"No inside information, but the Directed Energy Weapon explanation is plausible," Byrne wrote, linking to an article that claimed it was a 'missile strike' that targeted a 'spy hub' used by AT&T and the National Security Agency, the Daily Mail reported.

However, he tweeted today that he couldn't verify the claims and was "hopeful" that the "digital army" would get to the truth.

"I want me to be clear that I don’t know if this allegation that is floating around is true. I am hopeful the digital army can go to work and surface the truth. There is something going on in Nashville besides the “Man hates 5G blows up van” cover story but I do not know what," he wrote.

The Christmas morning explosion came from a bomb placed inside a recreational vehicle, according to federal and local authorities. The explosive was placed there by suspect Anthony Quinn Warner, who reportedly died in the blast. Byrne linked the December 25 incident to the 2020 election, with the aforementioned article reading that "the blast appears to have been intended to halt a Dominion voting machines audit that was about to take place in the building as well, although that has not yet been confirmed."

The conspiracy theory began making rounds on social media after several Trump supporters and QAnon followers alleged that the explosion was actually a missile strike aimed at Dominion voting machines that were to be audited at an AT&T facility. Lin Wood, an attorney who is leading his own challenge to Trump's election loss, also shared the idea that there was a link between AT&T and Dominion Voting Systems.

Meanwhile, film producer Tariq Nasheed pointed out a connection between the owners of the AT&T Building and those of Dominion Voting Systems.

This led to thousands of tweets and shares making wild claims about the incident. Some linked the bombing to China while others suggested the bombing suspect was already dead when the explosion occurred, per RawStory. Some slammed him for spreading conspiracy theories.

"You clearly enjoy a breaking news story for the possiblities that the deep state has finally exposed itself. At some point your cred is at stake though. People don’t like being Charlie Brown trying to kick the football," one tweeted.

Who is Patrick Byrne?

Byrne resigned from his position on the board of Overstock.com in 2019 after he was romantically linked to Russian spy Maria Butina, who reportedly attempted to infiltrate conservative circles. Most recently, he grabbed headlines after attending a high-profile Oval Office meeting with Trump and his advisers on December 18. According to the New York Times, Trump and his allies also discussed in the meeting whether lawyer Sidney Powell should be named a special counsel to oversee a full-scale voter fraud probe.

"My involvement is I was in the room when it happened. The raised voices included my own. I can promise you: President Trump is being terribly served by his advisers. They want him to lose and are lying to him," Byrne tweeted on December 20. "He is surrounded by mendacious mediocrities."

Meanwhile, Byrne refuted claims made in the Times report that Trump had discussed Michael Flynn's idea to 'rerun' the election using the military. "In addition, any suggestion if there was talk of a military coup or martial law is also a flat lie. 100% fake. I was there for 4 /12 hours, I heard the entire conversation, that is 100% fabrication," he wrote.

Byrne also suggested that Trump must only trust Powell and his personal attorney, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. "For the first time in my life I feel sorry for Donald Trump," Byrne bemoaned. "He is standing up to waist in snakes. Trust Rudy and Sidney only."