Overview
- Ryan Lizza’s Part 5 Substack claims Olivia Nuzzi was "elated" when the affair story went public because she and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were back in touch and coordinating statements.
- Lizza alleges Nuzzi formed a "war room" with former CNN executive Matt Dornic and her agent Rachel Adler to manage reporters, issue legal threats and frame Lizza as a scorned ex.
- He further claims Kennedy adviser Gavin de Becker checked in on Nuzzi to ensure loyalty, and that Tucker Carlson told her to fear for her life and offered to send her a shotgun.
- Kennedy has denied having a sexting relationship with Nuzzi, and he continues to serve as U.S. health and human services secretary without evident political repercussions reported.
- Nuzzi previously left New York Magazine and recently parted ways with Vanity Fair, while her lawyer has characterized Lizza’s series as a harassment campaign and said her book acknowledges only one improper relationship.