A few days ago I posted something suggesting that people should not be too ready to get real excited about this story, because it could easily be a setup intended to make Republicans look bad.
Remember when Drudge got set up with that stuff about Sid Vicious allegedly beating his wife?
It would almost be too easy for them to pull something like that. Leak a bogus rumor -- themselves -- and then wait for the other side to smell the (imaginary) blood, give it a week or so for the "story" to gain traction, and then step to the fore to show how "the other side" is "engaging in the politics of personal destruction" using "the most despicable of lies, slander, and personal attacks against an innocent man."
If your attack is going too well, it's an ambush.