Do you think that Trump--a man who withstood "GRAB HER BY THE PUSSY," Stormy Daniels, 20+ sexual harassment allegations, known infidelity, hitting on married women, rape allegations against a 13-year-old and all sorts of other shit--is worried THAT much that the world finds out about his getting pissed on by Petra and Svetlana at the Moscow Double Tree? I think not.

Now, are there business ties and other unsavory things? Sure, but that isn't really leverage as it's in Putin/Russian interest to keep everything low profile also.

What I am saying--can't speak for anyone else--is that the driving interest here isn't Trump saving his reputation. He isn't being held captive. He is willfully doing all he is doing for personal gain.