0bama didn't know about the CONTENTS OF THE IG's REPORT before the public.
"I can assure you that I certainly did not know anything about the IG report before the IG report had been leaked through press through the press." - 0bambi
He answered a direct question about his knowledge of the SCANDAL with an answer about the REPORT.
He evaded the direct question.
Therefore, one can conclude he knew about the scandal much earlier.
Otherwise, why lie by answering a question that wasn't asked?
That’s what Jay Sekulow was saying on his radio program. Obama referring to the IG report in his non-answer to the reporter.