campaign in an effort to assist Trump. The administration expected Russia to retaliate, but it never did. At the time, Trump tweeted glowingly about Putin's decision not to react.

3. Why wait until now to ask for a resignation?

NPR's Carrie Johnson reports that the White House knew Flynn's public statements didn't match what occurred.

Johnson reports that former acting Attorney General Sally Yates, since fired over her stance to not enforce Trump's travel ban, told White House Counsel Donald McGahn about the call's actual contents. Spicer said Tuesday that the Justice Department notified White House counsel on Jan. 26 and that the president was notified immediately.

Spicer said that the White House has been "reviewing and evaluating this issue on a daily basis" for a few weeks and that Flynn hasbeen questioned on multiple occasions.

As the Washington Post notes, though, on Friday Trump gave reporters the impression that he "was not familiar with a Washington Post report that revealed that Flynn had not told the truth about the calls."

4. Who was behind the initial leak?

Who was the first person to share that Flynn had spoken to the Russian ambassador? Trump himself asked Tuesday morning in a tweet, "Why are there so many illegal leaks coming out of Washington?" Spicer echoed concerns about the leak in his briefing.

The Post's Callum Borchers has three theories on "why the Trump White House keeps leaking":

They can't help but gossip,

It's all distraction, getting media to pay attention to "who has power, rather than what the people in power are actually doing," or

Bait for