Firm leading Arizona audit received millions from Trump supporters

Cyber Ninjas received $5.7m in donations, including $3.25m from the CEO of Overstock, who said the 2020 election was rigged'

The firm leading a widely criticized, Republican-backed audit of election ballots in Arizona has received $5.7m in donations, the majority from supporters of Donald Trump, it revealed on Wednesday.

Cyber Ninjas, a Florida-based company with no prior experience in election audits, said it had received $3.25m from Patrick Byrne, the CEO of the furniture sales company Overstock, who has falsely described the 2020 election as rigged", with more money pouring in from figures who have peddled lies about the legitimacy of the vote.