ALBANY — Republican officials around New York State will convene Friday to disband their Young Republican organization, following reports that members in online chats joked about gas chambers and slavery and praised Adolf Hitler, according to sources with knowledge of the matter.

The Republican State Committee has slated a virtual meeting where it intends to strip the charter from the New York State Young Republican Club, the sources said. The group could be reorganized at a later date with new leaders.

The action stems from a Politico report which detailed seven months of racist and homophobic text messages from young GOP activists in New York, Vermont, Arizona and Kansas.

For example, Peter Giunta, a former chairman of the New York State Young Republican Club at the time, posted "I lo

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