MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski claim President Trump and his White House used the possibility of a negative story in the National Enquirer to threaten them.
But President Trump disputes it. "FAKE NEWS," he tweeted during the show Friday morning.
The editor in charge of the Enquirer, Dylan Howard, said "we have no knowledge of any discussions between the White House and Joe and Mika about our story, and absolutely no involvement in those discussions."
Meanwhile, Scarborough says he has proof of the White House threats -- "I have texts from your top aides and phone records."
Scarborough and Brzezinski are essentially alleging a form of blackmail.
The accusation came during a wider discussion about the president's offensive tweets targeting the co-hosts.
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