How the vulgar Donald Trump tape from 2005 was discovered at NBC and leaked to the public

Somehow a three-minute recording made 11 years ago is now the cause of the biggest scandal of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential run and the potential end of Billy Bush's hosting career.

A lot can be said in three minutes. 

On the leaked tape, Trump, who was newly married to Melania Trump at the time, can be heard boasting of trying to sleep with a married woman. Meanwhile, Bush is heard egging him on. "Access Hollywood" identified the woman Trump said he was trying to sleep with as Nancy O'Dell, a current "Entertainment Tonight" host. She and Bush cohosted "Access Hollywood" at the time the tape was made.

Trump also talked about being able to "grab" women "by the p---y" or kiss them, because "when you're a star, they let you do it." All the while, Bush is right there affirming Trump's statements.

It gets worse for Bush when Trump arrives at the "Days of Our Lives" studio, where he's set to do a cameo on the soap opera, and is greeted by actress Arianne Zucker. Not only do they ogle her through the window, but later Bush insists she hug Trump and, next, himself.

So how did the tape escape years of being hidden away to becoming a bombshell of the election year? Here's a look at how it all went down: