Earlier, New York Magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi was suspended Alleged sexting He was thrown out of the criminal case against Donald Trump for taking a photo during a conversation with RFK Jr., which violated court rules, The Post has learned.
After the ouster on April 22, Nuzzi reported on the trial without informing readers that they were barred from visiting the 15th floor of the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, where the case was being heard. Subsequent coverage Shows it.
Court officials escorted Nuzzi out after security personnel caught him taking photographs — for the second time — in an adjacent room where journalists and some members of the public were watching the hearing on monitors.
In the first incident, she took a photo of her brightly colored purse lying on the floor, a source familiar with the incident said.
Officials had warned Nuzzi that photography was strictly prohibited in the room, but he did not care.
“He was initially treated respectfully, but he continued to take photographs even though he was instructed not to do so,” a fellow journalist covering the trial told the Post.
But another journalist familiar with the incident said Nuzzi took out his phone after the hearing ended because he liked his shirt, which had an amusing image of a dog on it, and security guards “pounced on” him for the violation.
“She was not taking pictures of the court proceedings. In excitement, she took a picture of my shirt. She did not intentionally violate the rules,” the reporter said on condition of anonymity.
“Reporter Olivia Nuzzi has been expelled from our criminal courthouse in Lower Manhattan for the remainder of the Trump proceedings for violating rules prohibiting photographs in the spectator overflow room,” spokesman Al Baker confirmed Friday.
What do we know about Olivia Nuzzi's relationship with RFK Jr.?
- Olivia Nuzzi, New York magazine's star political reporter, was put on leave in one case. Alleged 'sexting' relationship With Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- The reporter acknowledged that Non-physical “Personal relationship” with Kennedy descendant
- Nuzzi, 31, Wrote a profile Kennedy, 70, which was published in November 2023, and shortly after that, the two reportedly began their alleged love affair.
- Nuzzi's fiancé, Politico reporter Ryan Lizza, announced the couple Their engagement ended On Friday.
Under state law, it is a crime to unauthorizedly televise or photograph court proceedings. a misdeed, But records show that Nuzzi and several other reporters caught breaking the rules during Trump’s trial were not charged.
Nuzzi was removed from office more than a month before the trial's end. Guilty verdicts against Trump On 29th May.
He will also be barred from attending Trump's sentencing hearing, scheduled for Nov. 26, officials said.
During the trial, reporters and other attendees needed court-issued passes to visit the 15th floor, which was heavily guarded by the Secret Service and NYPD.
Photojournalists were only allowed to take photographs from the front of Trump's defense table, not from behind it, where courtroom staff could be seen.
New York magazine did not respond to an email from The Post seeking comment on Nuzzi’s exclusion from the suit, and whether the magazine ever informed readers about it.
The magazine suspended Nuzzi He acknowledged that “the nature of some communications between me and a former reporting subject became personal”, referring to RFK Jr. He denied a physical relationship.
