But what do I know?

anything stated by Trump in any medium cannot be taken at face value
there is always a subtext, and all-too-often the motivations are embarrassingly transparent

If this was any other president of either party, the emergence of a pee tape would probably prove devastating to his presence in the White House, his legacy and the country as a whole. Donald Trump is different: He is the man who fucked at least one porn star while his wife was sitting at home recovering from the birth of his son, and his supporters have fallen even more in love with him than they were before the Stormy Daniels revelations hit.

If Putin really wants to put the screws to Trump he should release something Trump is really embarrassed about, like his P&L statement.