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NoBullshit. What you're saying is that saying you'll punch someone if they punch you is extortion.What is Trump looking to obtain?OK, you need to look up "obtain", or at you level you could try one of the several definitions of "get". Then see if you can figure out what "especially money" means.extortionHow is that extortion?i suspect another empty threat from Trump
https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/11/28/politics/new-york-post-trump-threatens-declassify-devastating-dems/index.html?r=https://www.cnn.com/
President Donald Trump said that if Democrats "want to play tough" when they control the House of Representatives next year, he will declassify documents that will be "devastating" to them.
"If they want to play tough, I will do it," Trump told the New York Post in an interview Wednesday. "They will see how devastating those pages are."
(ɪkstɔrʃən )
uncountable noun
Extortion is the crime of obtaining something from someone, especially money, by using force or threats.
He has been charged with extortion and abusing his powers.
He is looking to obtain compliance from Democrats in overlooking possible criminal activity
You're an idiot.
Extortion is extortion
Just like a mobster threatening a witness if they testify against him