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Jason Jorjani Fancied Himself an Intellectual Leader of a White Supremacist Movement — Then It Came Crashing Down

The Intercept
Mar 18, 2018 · 12 min read
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Top photo: Jason Jorjani in his home in New York City, N.Y., on Nov. 16, 2017.

By Carol Schaeffer

A week and a half after Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election, Jason Reza Jorjani took the stage at a white supremacist conference in Washington, D.C. Richard Spencer gave him an awkward hug and pat on the back before he shuffled to the…

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