RFK's Vice President Nicole Shanahan Tried to Bribe Washington Post Journalist: Report

Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedy's former running mate during his independent presidential campaign, reportedly offered a reporter $500,000 to pass along her list of sources, according to a profile of the Silicon Valley lawyer and political candidate.

The allegations were set out in more detail in a new one Washington Post Profile of the vice presidential candidate who has since joined Kennedy, embraced Republican candidate Donald Trump and launched a campaign to “Make America Healthy Again.”

According to the report, Shanahan contacted an employee of a post Reporters in June, months before Kennedy suspended his campaign and endorsed the former president.

Shanahan reportedly told the employee to offer the journalist “half a million dollars as a whistleblower” to reveal the sources for the story, many of whom preferred to remain anonymous. Reporters interviewed 34 people for the comprehensive profile, which covered Shanahan's early career in patent law, her relationship with her ex-husband, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, and her political transition.

Shanahan reportedly said that people were spreading false information about her. According to the newspaper, the reporter did not respond to the $500,000 offer.

Brin and Shanahan finalized their divorce in 2023. The exact details of the couple's divorce agreement are not public, but a Forbes A report found that she could have made nearly $1 billion from Alphabet shares, cash and assets.

Shanahan did not participate in an interview Post. She gave specific answers to emailed questions, telling the newspaper: “I'm so sorry that you think it's appropriate to do this for political reasons.”

The former vice presidential candidate also did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Beast.