Someone I know suspects that Trump leaked the tape himself.
That's interesting speculation. Similar with the state tax returns mailed to NYT. NBC was working on pussygate, but was scooped by WaPo who got a copy of the tape. Knowing that hits are going to come, there is great advantage to being able to control the timing of them.
I've read that as well. If so, it will have denied Satan's sister the surprise value of the release, and she certainly would have used it.
It can still be perceived that she did release it, and now she will be rife for retaliation, with Trump opening up with both barrels about Bimbo eruptions, the rapist/child molester/philanderer in chief and Cankles' personal "war on women"...the tapes of Herself laughing about the 12 year old rape victim, and the bitch's cruel treatment and victory over her in a court of law.