“While I believe that I did what was necessary for the good of the country, for the good of the firm, I am in the sad position of having to sever ties with Overstock, both as CEO and board member,” Byrne said in a resignation letter addressed to shareholders on Thursday. In a letter to investors on Aug. 11, Byrne confirmed a report by Fox News contributor Sara Carter on her website that he had a personal relationship with Maria Butina, a convicted Russian agent currently in a U.S. prison.

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