Donald Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2017, and within "days" his national security adviser was being questioned by FBI agents about his calls with a Russian official. The New York Times writes:
F.B.I. agents interviewed Michael T. Flynn when he was national security adviser in the first days of the Trump administration about his conversations with the Russian ambassador, current and former officials said on Tuesday. [...]
Shortly after the F.B.I. interview, on Jan. 26, the acting attorney general, Sally Q. Yates, told the White House that Mr. Flynn was vulnerable to Russian blackmail because of inconsistencies between what he had said publicly and what intelligence officials knew to be true.
On Tuesday, Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, said that President Trump was made aware of the situation weeks ago. Mr. Spicer said the White House had reviewed the situation and determined that Mr. Flynn didn’t violate any laws during his call with the Russian ambassador.
Hmm, weeks ago, eh? Here's Trump last Friday—just four days ago—when the press asked him about reports that Flynn had spoken with the Russian ambassador before he was inaugurated:
"I don't know about it. I haven't seen it. What report is that?"
So either Spicer was lying or Trump was lying. Not only is it clear that someone in the White House had the information by Jan. 26, but Spicer said Trump had been told about Flynn's calls with Russia two weeks ago and had been “reviewing and evaluating this issue on a daily basis."
Watch video of Trump claiming he knew nothing just last Friday below the fold.
Tuesday, Feb 14, 2017 · 9:19:29 PM +00:00 · Kerry Eleveld
UPDATE: More specifics from WaPo:
White House counsel Don McGahn told Trump in a briefing late last month that Flynn, despite his claims to the contrary, had discussed U.S. sanctions with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday. The briefing came “immediately” after the Justice Department informed McGahn about the discrepancy, Spicer said.