Enkelt uttryckt så visste Barack Obama, men han ville ha en plausibel möjlighet till förnekande av detta.

Där sket han en lök stor som en basketboll...

washingtontimes.com

President Obama discussed Flynn probe with Comey at White House meeting

President Obama talked with then-FBI Director James Comey and Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates about former Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s infamous telephone calls with the Russian ambassador, according to a court filing on Thursday.