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.
Rudy on FNS, segue: the old recording. Wallace wants us to think KA Conway dropped out of the interview because she can’t support Trump now.
The ideal time to release it is just a few days before the election when there's no time to for Trump to effectively respond to it.
Trump knows it's out there, so he releases it on a holiday weekend (if you consider Columbus Day a holiday), 48 hours before the next debate, and in a news cycle that's obsessed with a Hurricane.