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Were say teg top of the show that ami and david pecker went after the wrong guy when this went after bezos. i think history will show and it "the washington post" should be credited with keeping this story front and center and jeff bezos and marty baron should be kret itted with pchblt is playing an even larger role in this sort of complex weng. >> joe, with this new piece of reporting of mbs saying he wanted to use a bull on --

Be this tremendous embarrassment for the owner of the paper. >> or to totally kill a story, right? you know, this is clearly about ami and not wanting a bad piece published in "the washington post" and the assumption that jeff bezos would go to "the washington post" and say you cannot publish this story and then go on the record and lie and say that nothing they do is politically motivated is kind of stunning in what it asks for and the assumption that jeff bezos because he didnt want some nasty...

Write about. i think that it just lays it all out there for people to see. >> i want to go back to shimon. he is getting more information. >> i wanted to bring up the point that this is not about something that was going to be published in the "national enquirer." it seems what the "national enquirer" was -- ami here was trying to do is trying to get "the washington post" from publishing a report on the "national enquirer." they clearly have been digging in, trying to do more reporting on ami an...

Impact that? >> thats a very interesting question because one of the things that always goes with an immunity agreement is we will give you immunity from anything that you did, from any statements that you make, but you cant commit anymore crimes and if you commit anymore crimes were going to tear up the agreement and you can be prosecuted. that goes back to the question of is this behavior that ami engaged with potentially a crime. is it extortion? is it blackmail? i really dont know the answer...

It seems to suggest that david pecker and ami and the "national enquirer" were using this as a way to prevent "the washington post" from publishing some story. that may change things. you talk about whether theres criminal conduct here. i dont know. as jeff says, its not entirely clear. the fact that they were trying to prevent a story from being published in "the washington post," that may change things. >> that explains complexifier. they wanted him to lie. they wanted him to stop the publicat...

>> gosh, you know, thats a law school hypothetical that im really not sure im prepared to answer at this point. i dont think a journalistic enterprise could be charged with an actual crime for doing this. its disgraceful journalism. its appalling behavior on the part of the american media, which is the parent company of the "national enquirer." whether its an actual crime -- >> he suggests, jeff, extortion and blackmail. those are his comments. >> those are his terms. i would have to think that ...

Other information which describes what the "national enquirer" claimed they have, what kind of photos they have, the description of the photos, really remarkable. the other information that we learned here essentially is that bezos says, i was found in an extraordinary situation. he released all of this information. his dealings between ami and the e-mails they sent. the owner of ami, his relationship with the president, of course, he himself, ami, david pecker, they entered into an agreement wi...

If everything that jeff bezos lays out in that article is true, and if everything -- all the questions are answered that there was something politically motivated and nefarious going on with ami and karen mcdougal as jeffrey was discussing, you have to at leastexactly what amis m are. >> if i could just -- thats not an if. i mean, i sat next to david pecker and he said to me, well, you know donald trump is a friend of this publication, is a friend of mine, and i, you know, did what i could to he...

Not a crime. im not sure its a crime but if it is a crime its not a crime of journalism, theres no separate category. its just a crime crime. this gives the special counsel investigation another lane of inquiry to go down, more people to question. >> weve reached out, gloria, to ami, american media, the "national enquirer" for a response. ive not yet received a response. >> im not surprised but there is a certain irony here that the "national enquirer," that ami is trying to do something to pres...