Donald Trump claimed he didn't know about plans by American media Inc. to publish explosive details about Jeff Bezos' affair with Lauren Sanchez.
The National Enquirer, which is controlled by AMI, published a story last month that included lurid texts between Bezos and former TV anchor Sanchez.
Bezos, the founder of Amazon and world's richest man, has been investigating how the tabloid obtained his private exchanges with his mistress.
Last week he claimed that AMI threatened to expose his revealing photos if he didn't have his private investigators back off.
Donald Trump (left) said he was unaware that Jeff Bezos (right) was being investigated by the National Enquirer and they planned to publish stories about his extramarital affair
The front page of the January 28 edition of the National Enquirer featuring a story about Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos' divorce which has caused consternation
POTUS, who has feuded with Bezos for years, was asked Tuesday whether he was aware of AMI's investigation and responded, 'No. No, I wasn't.'
His comment on the issue will add more fuel to the fire as the National Enquirer has a history of trying to protect Trump.
The magazine acknowledged paying $150,000 to Playboy centerfold Karen McDougal for the rights to her story about an alleged affair with Trump.
The company then buried the story until after the outcome of the 2016 Presidential election.
Bezos, who is also owner of The Washington Post, detailed his interactions with American Media, in an extraordinary blog post Thursday on Medium.com last week.
The billionaire did not say the tabloid was seeking money - instead, he said, the Enquirer wanted him to make a public statement that the tabloid's coverage was not politically motivated.
Elkan Abramowitz, who represents the publication's parent company American Media Inc. chief executive David Pecker,refuted allegations the story was politically motivated because of Pecker's close friendship with President Trump, who has repeatedly railed against Bezos.
The National Enquirer acknowledged paying $150,000 to Playboy centerfold Karen McDougal for the rights to her story about an alleged affair with Trump
He saidon Sunday that a 'reliable source' known to Bezos and his mistress provided the story about the billionaire's extramarital affair.
When asked if it was a 'take down' to please Trump, Abramowitz replied: 'Any investigator knew it was not the White House.'
Bezos' accusations from earlier in the week added another twist to the high-profile clash between the world's richest man and the leader of America's best-known tabloid.
Bezos' investigators have suggested the Enquirer's coverage of his affair - which included the release of risque texts - was driven by dirty politics.
'Of course I don't want personal photos published, but I also won't participate in their well-known practice of blackmail, political favors, political attacks, and corruption,' Bezos wrote of AMI, in explaining his decision to go public.
'I prefer to stand up, roll this log over, and see what crawls out.'
AMI has admitted in the past that it engaged in what's known as 'catch-and-kill' practices to help Trump become president. Trump has been highly critical of Bezos and the Post's coverage of the White House.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez-Whitesell, seen last month, are all smiles as they head out on a lunch date followed by a trip to a spa in Los Angeles
The Bezos affair became public when the Enquirer published a January 9 story about his relationship with Lauren Sanchez (pictured)
The Bezos affair became public when the Enquirer published a January 9 story about his relationship with Sanchez, a former TV anchor who is also married.
Bezos then hired a team of private investigators to find out how the tabloid got the texts and photos the two exchanged.
Several days ago, someone at AMI told Bezos' team that the company's CEO David Pecker was 'apoplectic' about the investigation, Bezos said.
AMI later approached Bezos' representatives with an offer.
'They said they had more of my text messages and photos that they would publish if we didn't stop our investigation,' Bezos wrote.
Bezos wrote that last week, the tabloid's editor, Dylan Howard, emailed an attorney for Bezos' longtime security consultant to describe photos the Enquirer 'obtained during our newsgathering.'
The photos include a 'below the belt selfie' of Bezos, photos of him in tight boxer-briefs and wearing only a towel, and several revealing photos of Sanchez, according to the emails Bezos released.
Elkan Abramowitz, who represents American Media Inc. chief executive David Pecker, said the person who leaked the text messages between Jeff Bezos and his mistress Lauren Sanchez is 'well known' to both of them
Jeff Bezos announced his separation from his wife MacKenzie (pictured) last month
According to the emails, an attorney for AMI offered a formal deal last Wednesday: The tabloid wouldn't post the photos if Bezos and his investigators would release a public statement 'affirming that they have no knowledge or basis' to suggest the Enquirer's coverage was 'politically motivated or influenced by political forces.'
In its initial story, the Enquirer said reporters followed Bezos and Sanchez 'across five states and 40,000 miles' and 'tailed them in private jets, swanky limos, helicopter rides, romantic hikes, five-star hotel hideaways, intimate dinner dates and 'quality time' in hidden love nests.'
It reported that Bezos sent 'sleazy text messages and gushing love notes' to Sanchez, months before Bezos announced he was splitting up with his wife, MacKenzie.
Trump tweeted about Bezos divorce last month and also claimed the emerging details about his extramarital affair was 'going to be a beauty'
When news of the split emerged on January 9, Trump took a swipe at Bezos, saying that as the saga of his extramarital affairs and pending divorce plays out, 'It's going to be a beauty.'
'I wish him luck,' Trump said, twice, when DailyMail.com asked him to comment on the soap opera that has subjected Bezos to a new kind of scrutiny that the president understands from personal experience.
Trump has feuded with Bezos for years, complaining that the e-tailing mogul bought The Washington Post as a way to quietly lobby for his company's interests.
The Post is also among the news outlets Trump resents the most for what he believes is rampant bias in its reporting.
The president has been in Bezos' shoes before, when his marrigaes with Ivana Trump and Marla Maples fell apart.
A few days later he tweeted: 'So sorry to hear the news about Jeff Bozo being taken down by a competitor whose reporting, I understand, is far more accurate than the reporting in his lobbyist newspaper, the Amazon Washington Post.
'Hopefully the paper will soon be placed in better & more responsible hands!.'
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Main photo article Donald Trump claimed he didn’t know about plans by American media Inc. to publish explosive details about Jeff Bezos’ affair with Lauren Sanchez.
The National Enquirer, which is controlled by AMI, published a story last month that included lurid texts between Bezos and former TV ...
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