Nicole Shanahan offered to pay a reporter $500,000 to expose their sources: report

• Nicole Shanahan offered $500,000 to a newsman to uncover their sources, The Washington Post reported.
• Shanahan was RFK Jr.'s moving mate earlier nan brace dropped retired and endorsed Trump.
• The Washington Post continued its floor plan connected Shanahan contempt her alleged offer.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s former moving mate, Nicole Shanahan, offered to salary a newsman $500,000 to "expose group Shanahan claimed were spreading mendacious accusation astir her," according to The Washington Post.

On Wednesday, nan newspaper published a floor plan connected Shanahan, a 39-year-old California-based attorney, laminitis of patent exertion institution ClearAccessIP and nan Bia-Echo Foundation, and the ex-wife of Google cofounder Sergey Brin.

During nan reporting process, nan Post reported Shanahan recovered retired that nan outlet had contacted 1 of her associates for its story. In June, Shanahan asked via matter if nan subordinate would relay an connection backmost to nan Post reporter: "half a cardinal dollars to beryllium a whistleblower" astir nan sources she believed had wronged her, according to nan outlet.

It's not clear specifically which newsman Shanahan made nan alleged connection to, but Ashley Parker, nan Post's Senior National Political Correspondent posted astir nan connection connected X connected Wednesday.

"When we began reporting connected Nicole Shanahan, she offered america $500,000 to beryllium 'whistleblowers' and stock our sources," Parker wrote connected X pinch a nexus to nan piece. "We declined — but kept reporting our profile."

Shanahan did not respond to Business Insider's requests for remark connected The Washington Post's reporting.

At nan clip nan reporters were reaching out, Shanahan was still campaigning for nan vice presidency alongside Kennedy Jr. earlier nan pair dropped retired successful August and endorsed Donald Trump.

Shanahan's subordinate told nan Post newsman astir her offer, which nan newsman did not respond to, nan outlet reported.

When nan Post yet sewage a consequence from Shanahan aft months of reaching retired to her for remark connected nan story, Shanahan rejected immoderate of nan outlet's reporting without providing further details, nan outlet says.

"I'm truthful sorry you consciousness it is due to do this for governmental motivations," Shanahan told nan Post successful her response. "It's a very sad authorities our state is in."