It got exactly what it was intended to get.
22 million viewers. That was a major win for 60 Minutes.
Trump could have simply told the truth, "Yes, I did have sex with that woman, Stormy Daniels", and he'd have been cheered on by his base. Even his faux religious supporters would have said, "look, he's honest and confessed his sins...". It would also have been a dig at the Clintons for a twofer. That would have been the end of it because no sexual harassment was ever claimed.
It would have saved him a lot money, lawyer expenses and media time. Instead he's paying and delaying to further damage himself publicly further making him a blatent liar...
And I thought he was supposed to be the media genius...