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And you know, i thought it was really interesting when gina haspel went to the cia and said, the comment made by the republican senators about the complicity. i read a lot into that. the. the intelligence assessment is probably pretty devastating and the evidence they had to back it up. and thats not where the white house wants to be with saudi arabia. >> yeah. director, thank you. have a great weekend. >> thank you. the feds are very interested in jeff bezos, that they tried blackmail and ext...

Acquisitions in saudi arabia, a way into the market. >> reporter: they have been at the center of the post of the murdered journalist. bezos appeared to question why ami published a 97-page glossy magazine praising saudi arabia. >> what ami said at the time, what american media said at the time is people are fascinated by royals. this is saudi royalty. this is an exciting time in saudi arabia. >> reporter: ami could have gone after him to please president trump. they have long complained the pos...

I would ask you, first, what kind of exposure does the violation of the agreement present? and then two, wont the prosecutors be able to go to ami and find out where they got that material? >> yes, its a good question. it is a double risk. remember, that nonprosecution agreement protects ami against charges in the hush money payments made to karen mcdougal. now any nonprosecution agreement says you shall not commit any further crimes. now youre on our watchful were the prosecutors. if they commi...

Ready. if they want to demand documents or details, i would say up to this point, that nothing has gone wrong, that theyre producing everything they have to the southern district. >> a big question, too, is why. why all of this? why do you think david pecker, what was his main goal in this? the "national enquirer," you dont hear about jeff bezos that much. this all come back to trump, right? >> the simplest is that he feels bad about the position hes in now with the president because of that coo...

If you dont stop your investigation into how we obtain those materials. >> right, to threaten your now livelihood, right? >> yes, and if you dont give us this public statement that our investigation is not politically motivated. so theres a benefit. all the elements of extortion are there. the question is, is it only physical violence that brings extortion prosecution or is this sufficient. here, its reputational damages. its embarrassment. still a multimillionaire. hes getting devorlgsed anyway...

Documented history, paying a catch fee to karen mcdo you goal for her story about the alleged affair with trump which he denies. pecker flipped, cooperating with robert muellers team in exchange for immunity to detail payments made by his lawyer. that didnt dampen his rejoicing in the splashy story about his infidelity, and saying this about his wife of 25 years. >> i wish him luck. going to be a beauty. >> no doubt it is a complex web of allegations and personal history. what bezos is saying is...

Parent company of "the national enquirer" of extortion and blackmail are getting reaction not just from federal prosecutors examining the conduct of ami but from pretty much all corners of the country. not just because the alleged blackmail involving potentially embarrassing and very personal photos of bezos. in his post, bezos mentions that david pecker and his company have also been investigated for actions they have taken on behalf of saudi arabia. the saudi government. separately today, the ...

Prosecutors in the southern district of new york are now questioning whether the "national enquirers" parent company may have violated its cooperation deal in the wake of jeff bezos accusation that the enquirers publisher attempted to extort and blackmail him. today amis board says they are going to investigate the claims made by bezos. here for some analysis, mr. dan abrams. dan, thank you for joining us. how are you doing? >> good to see you, don. >> if federal prosecutors, dan, in new york fi...

Now with the president because of that cooperation agreement and hes trying on get back in his good graces through this subterranean route and has only accomplished the complicating the situation by a lot. >> so ami is denying, right? that they tried to blackmail bezos. theyre now saying theyll investigate the allegations. how can they investigate themselves on something like this? >> well, you certainly cant by just asking your board to investigate. they all have an interest in the company surv...

Another shoe dropped in a story that may have more footwear in it than your local payless store. we learned that federal prosecutors in the southern district of new york are reviewing "the national enquirer." handling of the reporting on amazon founder and "washington post" owner jeff bezos. bezos is accusing the parent company, american media and publisher david pecker of blackmail and extortion, threatening to publish embarrassing private photos of him if he doesnt drop his investigation of ho...