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That youre free? >> yeah, i saw that statement too, according to their attorney, i cant. there will be financial ruin. >> trump, cohen and the parent company of the national enquirer ami have all disputed various claims. trump denies the affairs ever took place, and knew nothing of the deals, he says he doesnt remember any e-mails coming from ami to him in mcdougals case and denies intimidating anyone. ami denies any coordinated campaign to convince mcdougal that she would be sued or that her re...

Man who is now the president of the united states, that is a comp -- potentially compromising situation. >> its pretty unusual for a sitting president of the united states, and it gives a lot of influence and power to the people the public did not elect. i point out, look, the heart of the dispute that karen mcdougal is now involved in with ami is whether she can or can not speak. her representatives say she cant speak because behind closed doors, ami is saying well drag you into arbitration. th...

Reveals. that was a key concern for karen mcdougal herself. she said on the record in that story that i wrote, i want to warn other women about this practice. and about a set of contracts that she ultimately found onerous and exploitative. now shes talked to you. she has filed a complaint legally where she wants to sue ami, and shes going on the offensive on the basis of that argument. if you look at that complaint, anderson, there is a very clear articulation of a public policy argument, saying...

She said on the record in that story that i wrote, i want to warn other women about this practice. and about a set of contracts that she ultimately found onerous and exploitative. now shes talked to you. she has filed a complaint legally where she wants to sue ami, and shes going on the offensive on the basis of that argument. if you look at that complaint, anderson, there is a very clear articulation of a public policy argument, saying this is something that suppressed the marketplace of free i...

So im like, thats awesome. you know, thats great. so thats the way i perceived this contract. it was a win-win, like i said. >> have you ever heard the term at that point, catch can kill? >> no, i had not. >> do you know what catch and kill is now? >> i do now, yeah. >> ronan farrow joins me now. your piece at "the new yorker" really opened a lot of peoples eyes to this whole idea of catch and kill and to karen mcdougals story. she wouldnt go into detail with you at that time about her alleged r...

United states is involved in that, we didnt know about the $130,000 payoff or the $150,000 whatever from ami. thats what this is about. its not about whether he had an affair or not. >> i just dont think that, again, if this is a new story that, again, as you guys have all pointed out, this is masterful just deviating from substance. lets focus on the substance. thats what really matters. and the fact that harvard -- >> thats the substance. thats what im asking you about. if there are questionab...

>> ami has put out a statement saying that you can talk to the media, that youre free. >> yeah. i saw that statement too. but according to their attorney, i cant. there will be financial ruin. >> reporter: trump, cohen, and the parent company of the "national enquirer," ami, have all disputed various claims. cohen says trump denies the affairs ever took place and knew nothing of the deals. he says he doesnt remember any e-mails coming from ami to him in mcdougals case and denies intimidating any...

Mean, if that is in fact the case, and ami has files of negative information about the man who is now the president of the united states, that is a comp -- potentially compromising situation. >> its pretty unusual for a sitting president of the united states, and it gives a lot of influence and power to the people the public did not elect. the heart of the dispute that karen mcdougal is now involved in with ami is whether she can or can not speak. her representatives say she cannot speak because...

Own hotel rooms and be reimbursed, she said, by president trump. oftentimes, keith schiller would be a go-between, picking people up or phone calls would be made to keith schiller in order to communicate with donald trump. >> i think karens conversations with both of us reveal a very well oiled machine. and thats the secret meetings. its the body guard. its the in the moment concealment that you just described. and its also this complicated legal system. in which a lot of actors, including ami, ...

Garlique.® the case of former playboy model karen mcdougal put a spotlight on a tabloid practice known as catch and kill. buying someones story just to bury it. mcdougal said that is what happened to her with ami, the parent company of "the national enquirer," led by a longtime friend and associate of donald trump. ronan farrow was the first to obtain karen mcdougals own notes that detailed her alleged affair with donald trump. it was in a detailed piece for "the new yorker" last month. ill s...