now we're learning the payment is a lot more than originally reported. according to a source with knowledge of the matter, at&t paid a total of $600,000. that's $50,000 a month for 12 months over the course of 2017. this deal started right after inauguration day. as at&t, like a lot of other companies, was trying to figure out what the trump administration would do with regards to net neutrality regulations, the taenat&t/time warner deal and other big business. this is a crucial piece of this. this is a deal in the works for more than 18 months. at&t has been trying to buy cnn's parent company time warner. as soon as trump came into office, there was concern the trump justice department might try to squash the deal somehow as a form of punishment against this network. regulators denied that. they said they were worried about the antitrust implications. they essentially sued to block the deal last november, saying the deal would be anti-competitive. now there is a judge in d.c. about to issue a ruling. what's notable about this new reporting in the "washington