The Donald is innocent of spreading the rumor. Rather, that task was performed by Little Marco's operatives.
What did the GOPe promise Marco to compensate him for the effort?
“....The way the story is phrased (“reports say,” “claimed an insider”) is distancing the magazine from the charges, which is quite different from its presentation of the Hart and Edwards scandals.
The Enquirer has been openly supporting Donald Trump. So I take this with a tablespoon of salt grains.”