Unless this is somehow a smear from a disgruntled ex-supporter and not what it appears on the surface? Stranger things are happening these days.

I guess we'll find out. There's definitely a lot of people who'd like to see RP derailed. I'm not one of them BTW. If I were American and could vote for him, I would - not because I support everything he stands for, but simply because the alternatives are all rat bastards that can't be trusted.