Trump/AMI's Effort to Blackmail Bezos Could Have Been Ruthlessly Brilliant

[TomCADem]

...and illegal.

Not only could have Trump gained leverage over what WaPo wrote about him, but the fact that Bezos complied with the blackmail could itself be used as Kompromat by Trump and company. Indeed, trump could then turn around and disclose the scheme to criminally go after Bezos, as well as argue that everyone pays off mistresses.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Could have been, but wasn't. That was probably what they intended, but

didn't foresee that Bezos, who has more money than God, didn't have a single fuck to give and called their bluff.

[empedocles]

2. This whole thing and its implications could get very complicated.

[benld74]

3. Never made any sense to me

AMI was given immunity by Mueller for rolling on tRump
What possessed AMI to attempt this against Bezos?
Pay off? From Whom?
Threat? From Whom?
I read AMI hooked tRump up with Saudis
Did Saudis come back?

Popcorn time

[donkeypoofed]

4. It was excessively stupid to blackmail via email!

These people are rarely capable of brilliance ! AND you have to be "a special kind of stupid" to try to blackmail the richest man in the world ! Of course he was gonna investigate to find out who the hell did that to him ! Noodle noggins !!

[Javaman]

5. that's the basic problem with crooks, they steal and steal and think they will never get caught...

until...

they try for the big score and it all blows up in their faces.

they never had a chance with Bezos. like the guy or not, he can buy and sell any of these two bit halfwits and he knows it. that's why he exposed their bullshit

[GeorgeGist]

6. Obviously you're wrong.

[TomCADem]

7. Worked Great Against Trump

Micheal Cohen played the role of Trump’s fixer. Trump just could not imagine that someone would not make a payoff in similar circumstances.

Bezos just saw less downside in disclosing his dirty laundry on his own terms.