lawfag here with keks on bezos "extortion" claim
what occurred was Natl Enquirer (owned by Pecker/american media) got the bezos dickpics and per standard procedure notifed Bezos to allow him an opportunity to comment or claim they were fake
in the exchange of letters between lawyers it was proposed or suggested by NE that if Bezos did not want them published he would have to agree to refrain from LYING via his (and WA Compost) with claims that the whole affiar was masterminded by or done on the behest of POTUS for political reasons
in other words if you dont STFU with your lies about this matter we will publish for sure
Bezos wont STFU so he publicly declares its EXTORTION to make such a demand
what is the crime of extortion?
Extortion is a criminal offense of obtaining money, property, or services from an individual or institution, through coercion
so Bezos is claiming that a demand for a promise not to lie is "money property or services" LOL
sauce
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-bezos-national-enquirer-legal-explainers-20190208-story.html
just for moar keks see NY Post headline based on this story - "Bezos exposes Pecker"