but certainly had a lot of people talking at the time. >> so where does this go next, steph? what's the next shoe to drop here? >> you have to wonder really how these texts and photos were obtained? and if they were obtained in a way that was potentially illegal. and there is not a good explanation of how that happened. although the "national enquirer" has come out and said that this was the result of what they called solid reporting. so you've got some conflicting story lines here and you have to wonder if it's going to shake out. also worth pointing out that ami had an agreement with federal prosecutors in the southern district of new york to cooperate with them on that payout during the election for donald trump. >> yep. >> to silence a former playboy model who said they'd an affair. so, wow, lots of stuff tangled up in this. >> stephanie gosk, thank you for untangling it for us. coming up, new details in