ESPN tries to get a Trump bump ratings boost.

Trump, Patriots owner Robert Kraft accused of trying to influence late senator's Spygate probe: report

An ESPN report on Wednesday alleged that Trump "dangled campaign cash" for Specter in exchange for the investigation to go away. Trump reportedly told Specter he was acting on Kraft’s behalf.

… Specter reportedly told Robbins a "mutual friend" told him if he laid off the Patriots his pocket would be lined and that the "friend" acted on behalf of Kraft. The friend wasn’t revealed in the conversation or published in the book.

Robbins told ESPN in 2017 "the friend" may have been Trump,

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/trump-patriots-robert-kraft-accused-influence-senator-spygate-probe-report