SGI leader's bizarre meaning of "extortion"

"FACT: When SGI's lawyers explained that legally, they don't have to give back anything to the aggrieved members, one of whom donated $40,000.00 for the Chicago Ikeda auditorium that was never built, the 6 members went to the media as they said they would." -- Former SGI member

"Oh, so in FACT they had tried extortion." -- SGI leader commenting on above