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With a possible resolution this week. a lawyer for the national enquirer ceo denies the tablet extorted amazon's ceo jeff bazos. bazos posted e-mails from a lawyer for ami which owns the enquirer. the lawyers say bazos should say publicly he had no evidence that it's politically motivated. in return they said the inquirer would not publish lewd pictures to and from bazos in its possession. bazos called that blackmail and extortion. on sunday pecker's attorney rejected the extortion claim and the so-called saudi angle advanced by bazos. >> it absolutely is not extortion and not blackmail. wha...

Ami. he said no evidence that the coverage is politically motivated. ami chief executive dave pecker is a confidant of president trump. in return, to a ami reporter said that "the national enquirer" would not publish pictures in its possession. speaking on abc's this week, pecker's attorney rejected the extortion claim and the so-called saudi angle advanced by bezos. >> it's not extortion or blackmail. what happened was the story was given to "the national enquirer" by a reliable source that had given information to the "the national enquirer" for seven years prior to this story. it was a sour...

Extortion and blackmail against the enquirer? >> he might if what he is alleging is true and can be proven extortion is not reserved for victimy from the mob threatening your family members unless you pay a certain amount of money. federal law has a much wider view of extortion. anyone who tries to obtain property of fear may be committing extortion. a statement claiming actions were not politically motivated and certainly the use of fear was involved could spell out extortion claim. >> so bezos had an attorney and investigating what was going on ami america media company that owns the enquire...

Of what scarborough and brzezinski are alleging? >> some claim maybe there is an extortion claim here. an apology is not really a thing of value so nothing will be really applicable. what this is is a government official lashing out at a news team. if he lashes out about a public figure, like these media figures in question, he might have libel issues. >> they're pushing back. what are your sources telling you? >> reporter: i spoke to a source earlier this afternoon that said joe scarborough did call jared kushner, the president's son-in-law, about this national enquirer story, and jared kushn...

Gibson claims oksana demanded money for withholding recordings of the conversations. >> it's all about my daughter. >> i never threatened him. i walked on $15 million of what he was offering me to wash his hands on domestic violence, sign this agreement. >> reporter: the separated couple battled it out here at los angeles superior court. grigorieva alleged domestic abuse while gibson alleged extortion. both sides filed restraining orders and state officials launched investigations into their claims. meanwhile, the two are also locked in a fierce child custody battle over lucia. >> you have a f...