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(FULL DISCLOSURE: I used to work with Nuzzi at The Daily Beast and edited several of her stories. She was fine. Talented, driven, but hardly a generational voice.) After Lizza's Part III, I'm convinced neither he nor Nuzzi should ever work in journalism again. But Lizza might be the greater villain

Let's be clear about Nuzzi first: If Lizza's allegations are true, she didn't just cross a line, she engaged in sustained, deliberate corruption. She weaponized her access and platform to influence an election while posing as an objective reporter.

That's not a mistake. That's not getting too close to a source. That's premeditated betrayal of everything journalism is supposed to be. She burned down the credibility of every political reporter in America for her own purposes.

But here's what makes Lizza WORSE: He knew. He KNEW. And he did nothing to stop it. He let her maintain her authority and platform while knowing she was corrupted.

Perhaps he's got a book to promote. Or he's just driving subs. I don't know. And yes, journalism needs a business model to survive. But holding back information that a prominent journalist was actively working to elect a candidate? That's not a business plan. That's complicity.

Every piece Nuzzi published after Lizza knew was journalism fraud. And he LET IT HAPPEN. Why? Because he was planning his big Substack reveal? He valued his newsletter drama over stopping an active corruption of the press.