Former political journalist Olivia Nuzzi burst into tears while trying to defend her decision to withhold dirt on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , claiming she was “terrified” of her ex-fiance, onetime Politico scribe Ryan Lizza.

The Bulwark’s Tim Miller grilled Nuzzi, 32, over why she didn’t share information she knew about Kennedy, 71, during his brutal confirmation process and pressed her on whether she still loved the Trump Cabinet member.

“I don’t know how to responsibly handle this on camera,” Nuzzi said after stammering a bit. “I’m writing in that scene that you’re talking about — about how I felt privately.”

In her new book, “ American Canto ,” Nuzzi described being in love with Kennedy, whom she described only as “the Politician.” But Miller note

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