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==Cenk Uygur==
==Cenk Uygur==
Kyle Kulinski and [[Armenian genocide|Armenian holoaust]] denier [[Cenk Uygur]] of ''The Young Turks'' approached [[Saikat Charabarti]] and Brand New Congress in January 2017 with the idea to create Justice Democrats.<ref>https://justicedems.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/33000223353-when-i-look-at-the-fec-report-for-justice-democrats-in-2017-why-are-there-so-many-expenditures-to-b</ref> They both were on Justice Democrats PAC board of directors in until December 2017, but Uygur was forced out of the organization Dec. 22, 2017, after what Chakrabarti called “extremely disturbing [[sexist]] and [[racist]] statements” Uygur made in the early 2000s were unearthed.<ref>https://twitter.com/justicedems/status/944356205476106240/photo/1</ref>
Kyle Kulinski and [[Armenian genocide|Armenian holoaust]] denier [[Cenk Uygur]] of ''The Young Turks'' approached [[Saikat Chakrabarti]] and Brand New Congress in January 2017 with the idea to create Justice Democrats.<ref>https://justicedems.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/33000223353-when-i-look-at-the-fec-report-for-justice-democrats-in-2017-why-are-there-so-many-expenditures-to-b</ref> They both were on Justice Democrats PAC board of directors in until December 2017, but Uygur was forced out of the organization Dec. 22, 2017, after what Chakrabarti called “extremely disturbing [[sexist]] and [[racist]] statements” Uygur made in the early 2000s were unearthed.<ref>https://twitter.com/justicedems/status/944356205476106240/photo/1</ref>
Board members Ocasio-Cortez and Chakrabarti were left in control over Justice Democrats after Uygur and Kulinski’s departures, according to an archived version of its website.
Board members Ocasio-Cortez and Chakrabarti were left in control over Justice Democrats after Uygur and Kulinski’s departures, according to an archived version of its website.