Lizza Accuses Nuzzi of Aiding RFK Jr. with Secrets

Political journalist Ryan Lizza has accused his former fiancée, Olivia Nuzzi, of compromising her professional ethics by sharing confidential information with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his 2024 presidential campaign, effectively turning her into a behind-the-scenes operative for the candidate. In a series of posts on his Substack newsletter, Telos News, Lizza detailed these claims this week, building on earlier revelations about their personal relationship and Nuzzi's separate alleged affair with another political figure.

Lizza, a former Politico correspondent, described how Nuzzi, then a Washington correspondent for New York magazine, allegedly passed opposition research obtained from sources to Kennedy, who is now the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. He recounted instances where she purportedly intervened to suppress potentially damaging stories. In one case, Lizza wrote, a young Kennedy campaign aide approached Nuzzi with an internal account of the disorganized process that led to the selection of Nicole Shanahan as Kennedy's running mate. Rather than report it, Nuzzi convinced the aide to stay loyal and informed Kennedy of the details, including the aide's...