Depends on what's on the tape. Depending on the contents, $50K could be taken as an insult.
A tape that could decide the election could be worth $50 million, $100 million or more.
This is the NY Sun article which ties it all together... Now if we can just get that dumb video to put a pretty bow on top, I’d think that would be a nice present to deliver to his Highness tomorrow as he ascends to the networks for his first Presidential Address*
Yes, a tape that may decide the election could be worth at least $100 million, especially to a candidate who has money to burn and wants to hold onto his lead. Could that be the reason we are not going to see this thing before the election?