Where Does the Olivia Nuzzi–RFK Jr. Fallout End?
Politics tamfitronics On a Tuesday morning late last October, star New York magazine reporter Olivia Nuzzi met with then presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at his Brentwood home for a piece that would change the trajectory of her life. Like many of the splashy stories that have made Nuzzi a young star of national political reporting, the piece was predicated on access. Originally, she had been meant to interview the independent candidate for a Q&A, which could have been conducted over the phone. But, sources told me, editors at New York wanted it to be a longer feature. Nuzzi drove from San Francisco to Los Angeles to interview Kennedy in person.“Bobby, as he’s known to friends, walked through the French doors dressed for his morning hike in blue jeans, a black hoodie, Keens, and...
