Lyin' Don: "I didnt know Steve." "I have known Steve and Kellyanne both for many years."
I like Steve, but you have to remember he was not involved in my campaign until very late, Trump said. I had already beaten all the senators and all the governors, and I didnt know Steve. Im my own strategist and it wasnt like I was going to change strategies because I was facing crooked Hillary.
However, PolitiFact has found that Trumps claim to have not known Bannon until last year is completely at odds with what he said when he first announced he was bringing Bannon and top adviser Kellyanne Conway on board to run his campaign.
I have known Steve and Kellyanne both for many years, Trump said at the time. They are extremely capable, highly qualified people who love to win and know how to win.
Additionally, PolitiFact points to a report from Real Clear Politics Rebecca Berg that claims
Trump first met Bannon in 2011, while also noting that Trump appeared on Bannons talk radio program at least nine different times before Bannon came aboard as his campaign manager.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/busted-trump-caught-blatantly-lying-about-whether-he-knew-steve-bannon-before-the-2016-campaign/