It's the exact opposite of extortion. They're thrilled to spend money to buy political favor whenever possible. It's not even a drop in the bucket.

"Boeing, Microsoft and Amazon among big donors to Biden’s inauguration"

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/boeing-mi...

> They're thrilled to spend money to buy political favor whenever possible.

"Pay up or you'll have problems with the FCC/DOJ/etc."

Not saying its unique to this admin