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Called ami, the publisher of the -- potentially violated the cooperation agreement they entered into with prosecutors to avoid being prosecuted themselves for their role in one of those felonies. ami agreed as part of that non-prosecution agreement that they would commit no other crimes for at least three years. prosecutors are now reportedly looking at whether, in fact, ami has committed other crimes since entering into that agreement. in so that non-prosecution agreement with ami is blown up a...

There is answer here for bezos that he doesnt deal with extortion. and i think he might see the way that local officials are treating this decision, the same way ami came after and tried to blackmail and extort him, hes look im coming at you with a game-changing investment in the local community, fine, im go elsewhere, amazon is going to be just fine. >> anybody who saw the barclays experience but prior to that the walmart, these two big examples of giant developments that took place in communit...

New tonight, president trump says he didnt know the "national enquirer," owned by his longtime friend, david pecker, was investigating one of his top enemies. >> ami investigating jeff bezos? >> no. >> this came one week after jeff bezos pointed the finger at the president? but is there any evidence to support that? drew griffin is "outfront." >> reporter: it is a billionaire who dun it that has led to frenzied finger-pointing and unproven accusations. jeff bezos, the amazon founder, billionaire...

That the enquirers coverage was politically motivated, the enquirer would not publish, distribute, share, or describe unpublished texts and photos. instead of buckling, bezos exposes the enquirers tactics, then goes on to float the possibility the saudis may be involved. even the president today was asked about it. >> were you aware that ami was investigating jeff bezos? >> no, no, i wasnt. >> reporter: bezos has offered no proof, politics or saudis were behind the story. the "national enquirer"...

Acknowledge the results of that investigation, which will show that politics had nothing to do with the story. it was a typical "national enquirer" story. >> reporter: this is that story. hours before the "national enquirer" released its multi-page spread of jeff bezos cheating on his wife, bezos released a statement announcing a mutually friendly divorce and gets ahead of the enquirers blockbuster release. bezos launched his own investigation to find out who leaked his personal photos and texts...

If its determined the enquirers story on jeff bezos involved blackmail, former prosecutor laura coates says ami could be in real trouble. >> if ami has violated the cooperation agreement, it means that they are now exposed to great legal jeopardy for crimes that the fdny chose not to prosecute initially, because there was a cooperator involved. the fdny would be well within its rights to prosecute ami for whatever conduct they committed that was a part of this cooperation agreement. >> and erin,...

Bezos released what he said were e-mails sent to him from "the national enquirers" representatives. that bezos would disavow that the coverage was politically motivated, "the enquirer" would not publish, share or describe, unpublished texts and photos. instead of buckling, bezos exposes "the enquirers" tactics and then floats the possibility that the saudis may be involved. even the president today was asked about it. >> are you involved in the investigation of jeff bezos? >> no, i wasnt. >> rep...

Affairs the president had with a porn actress and a "playboy" model in exchange for not being charged with a crime. if its determined "the enquirers" story on jeff bezos involved blackmail, the former prosecutor laura coates says, ami could be in real trouble. >> if ami has violated the cooperation agreement, they are exposed to great legal jeopardy for crimes that were not pursued initially because there was a cooperator involved. the sdny would be within its rights to prosecute ami for forever...

This, no hacking involved, probably it was done lawfully. extortion has bezos charging a separate issue. the notion that lauren sanchezs brother, talent manager, somehow responsible, didnt go out of nowhere, sources at ami and the lawyer for david packer, the inquirer owner, have tried to finger him, but sanchez told me on the record that there are, in fact, multiple suspects and he has not seen the salacious pictures or text, and in fact, any attempt to implicate him is 100% false. >> martha: t...

I think whats important to know is those of us who have been covering ami and the powerful figures with which it has enjoyed close relationships has long been aware that the news organization has engaged in very aggressive, very tough and often times questionable tactics. and this goes beyond what they have admitted in the 2016 presidential race. i was one of the reporters that broke the harvey weinstein story. ami was helping to dig up dirt on his accusers he could use to help suppress that sto...