President Trump will make an announcement soon about whether audio recordings exist of talks had with fired former FBI Director James Comey, the White House said Monday.

"The president made clear in the Rose Garden that he would have an announcement shortly," White House press secretary Sean Spicer said during Monday's press briefing, after being asked if there was any update from last week.

Pressed on why the president is waiting to make the announcement, Spicer said: "He's not waiting for anything. When he's ready to further discuss it, he will. He laid out his position very clearly on Friday."

Spicer wouldn't discuss the president's timeline for his announcement, only saying it will come "when the president is ready to make it."

Last month, after firing Corey, Trump tweeted: "James Comey better hope that there are no ‘tapes' of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!"

Since then, Trump wouldn't say whether such recordings exist. But during a Rose Garden press conference on Friday, Trump, who accused Comey of inaccuracies in his Capitol Hill testimony last week, said he would have more to say soon.

"I'll tell you about that maybe sometime in the very near future," Trump said. "I'll tell you about it over a very short period of time."

He also said: "You're going to be very disappointed when you hear the answer."

Asked Monday about Trump's forthcoming announcement, a White House spokesman told the Washington Examiner: "Nothing new at this time."