Jeff Bezos called American Media Inc.'s bluff by exposing its "extortionate proposal" to force him to drop an investigation of its National Enquirer tabloid. And he still has plenty more options.
He could sue, claiming AMI tried to blackmail him with embarrassing photos of himself and a woman who wasn't his wife.
He could sit back and watch as prosecutors decide whether to charge the company and its executives with crimes.
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