Now federal prosecutors are reportedly reviewing Bezos's claims; if Bezos is correct, then A.M.I. may have broken the law, violated its agreement, and once again acted to defend Trump, who is decidedly not an admirer of Bezos or his newspaper, the Washington Post. It thus seemed like a good time to get a fuller sense of who Bezos really is, which is why I spoke by phone with Brad Stone, the author of "The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon" and the senior executive editor of global technology at Bloomberg News. During our conversation, which has been edited and condensed for clarity, we discussed how Bezos has dealt with the press, what he really thinks about President Trump, and why he doesn't measure himself against other tech titans. Were you surprised that he bought the Washington Post when he did, and how do you think he sees its role in his portfolio? What do you think Bezos makes of the Trump Administration and the President? The one thing we should say is that there is zero evidence to think that his personal feelings or personal agenda inform the editorial agenda of the Post. Do you think he would have noticed how much bad press a lot of tech C.E.O.s have had lately, and how out of touch they seem, and that he would want to come across differently? Dorsey just gave an interview where he basically said Elon Musk had it all figured out. Read more