"It now appears president Donald Trump might have known of, or might have something to do with, the unlawful attempt to blackmail and smear billionaire Jeff Bezos as the National Enquirer threaten to publish stolen photos and texts of the Amazon founder and his girlfriend.
The latest twist in a saga that only began four days ago reveals that Michael Sanchez, brother of Lauren Sanchez, Bezos’ girlfriend, is the source of the sexually-charged photos from his sister’s phone the National Enquirer threatened to publish. This is according to sources inside AMI, The Daily Beast reports. AMI is the parent company of the National Enquirer. The tabloid infamous for sensationalism is owned by David Pecker, a close friend and business associate of Trump.
Media reports said Michael Sanchez works at Trump World Tower. It’s also known that Roger Stone, Trump’s close friend under investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, has spoken highly of Sanchez.
“I do know Michael Sanchez -- very good guy,” said Stone in an interview with The Daily Beast.
The media organization also reported that Sanchez and Stone were in touch about the National Enquirer story. Sanchez is an unabashed Trump supporter, and once tweeted that:
“For anyone too stupid or too bitter to admit Mueller’s pack of @POTUS-hating @TheDemocrats is leading an out-of-control witch hunt, read about @jerome_corsi. 'Muellerism = McCarthyism.'”
Media also said Sanchez had heard from AMI staffers the tabloid was in the middle of “a takedown to make Trump happy.”
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