blackmail
noun
any payment extorted by intimidation, as by threats of injurious revelations or accusations.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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“They will do stupid things; they will blackmail each other; they will write reports about each other and bring them to Putin.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2017