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That obtained those photographs because if it was, part two releasing them might be legal. but its an old rule in criminal law that with extortion and bribery two independent acts that might be legal become illegal if they are accompanied with a demand thats corrupt. >> what severe is the penalty for ami if its deemed they are involved in extortion or violated the law by engaging in this? >> if the southern district of new york determines am ivy lated its nonprosecution agreement which by the wa...

Claims. well talk to dany sevalos to see if ami has violated an agreement. the president says its a positive not a negative. a check of your weather with barns barns who has some executive time. >> e time >>

Extortion then the government can consider that nonprosecution null and void, they can prosecute them for the new crime and they can come back and prosecute them for everything they agreed not to prosecute them for before. >> does this leave both entities vulnerable, both david pecker and ami because ami had their nonprosecution agreement in september, david pecker made the agreement in august. david pecker could also be a focus as well. >> thats right. it leaves them both exposed. but i want to...

Thats something lawyers do every single day. >> thats much different from what weve read. >> thats right. thats where it probably breaks down. lawyers are demanding settlement otherwise they will file a lawsuit, something they are legally privileged to do. on the other hand, if, for example, ami got these photographs in an ill-gotten way and threatening to release something harmful and embarrassing it falls closer to the definition of extortion under federal and state law. >> this is one of thos...

>> saudi arabias foreign minister is weighing in on the controversy after jeff bezos aalluded to the kingdom. he denied any connection between the saudi government and ami. >> he personally said, though, that the "post"s essential and unrelenting coverage of the murder of columnist gentleman maam khashoggi was unpopular. did he have anything to do with the leaks? >> absolutely not. this is something between the two parties. we have nothing to do with it. >> can you say, though, that the saudi go...

That deal between the ami and the feds stems from the committee admitting it paid a former playboy model $150,000 before the 2016 election to keep quiet about an alleged affair with donald trump. the agreement required ami to commit no crimes whatsoever for three years to avoid prosecution. if it broke the term of the deal, ami could be charged with campaign finance crimes. yesterday the lawyer for ami ceo david pecker rejected the allegations by bezos that the "national enquirer" publisher trie...